George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse Jr. was a prolific American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneurial industrialist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his creation of the railway air brake and for being a pioneer in the development and use of alternating current (AC) electrical power distribution.

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Who was born first?

• George Westinghouse and Peter Carl Fabergé were born the same year
• George Westinghouse and Lars Magnus Ericsson were born the same year
• George Westinghouse and Whitcomb L. Judson were born the same year
• George Westinghouse and Eugen Baumann were born the same year
• George Westinghouse and Wilhelm Maybach were born the same year

Timeline

1. Eugen BaumannDecember 12, 1846 – November 3, 1896
2. George Westinghouse (this page)October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914
3. Lars Magnus EricssonMay 5, 1846 – December 17, 1926
4. Peter Carl FabergéMay 30, 1846 – September 24, 1920
5. Whitcomb L. JudsonMarch 7, 1846 – December 7, 1909
6. Wilhelm MaybachFebruary 9, 1846 – December 29, 1929

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