George Westinghouse II The Westinghausen family tree stretches back to that of the ninth century in Westphalia‚ Germany. Some of the family decided to emigrate to Europe and later settle in the United States. In the nineteenth century‚ George Westinghouse decided to move all over the former United States and settled in Central Bridge‚ New York where he had George Westinghouse II. Born into a family of ten (which would become twelve later on) on October 16‚ 1846‚ George Westinghouse Jr. (son of
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George Westinghouse was an American entrepreneur and engineer. He was responsible for the introduction and development of altering current for light and power. Westinghouse invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. He was one of Thomas Edison’s main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system. This man founded 60 companies‚ eventually receiving over 100 patents for his work with the desire to turn ideas into enterprises. George Westinghouse
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The War of the Currents was a battle between Thomas Edison‚ Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse. Thomas Edison was a famous inventor who invented motion pictures and practical electric light bulb‚ as well as a good businessman. Nikola Tesla was a famous inventor‚ electrical and mechanical engineer. George Westinghouse was a famous entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry They were trying to decide which electricity system‚ either direct
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In the late 1880’s Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison battled over what type of electricity {Alternating Current or Direct Current} would become standard in the United States (Nix). People today take electricity for granted‚ but during this time period people were just beginning to dawn the idea of having electricity in households. The vast majority of people had to utilize more dangerous types of electricity such as gas lamps. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison both invented a type of electricity and the
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Tesla quit his job in 1885 and a few years later received a number of patents for his AC technology. In 1888‚ he sold his patents to industrialist George Westinghouse‚ whose Westinghouse Electric Company had quickly become an Edison competitor. Edison‚ not wanting to lose the royalties he was earning from his direct current patents‚ began a campaign to discredit alternating current. He spread misinformation saying
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first incandescent light bulbs and Tesla made the first fluorescent light bulbs. Both men lived well past their 80’s. What many people didn’t know is that they were rivals. Edison had a rival in the race to develop electricity. His name was George Westinghouse‚ and he was very interested in alternating current. Edison bought Tesla’s ideas‚ and developed an AC system that lit up the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Three years later an AC system began turning the energy of Niagara Falls into electricity
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"Were we to seize and eliminate from our industrial world the results of Mr. Tesla ’s work‚ the wheels of industry would cease to turn‚ our electric cars and trains would stop‚ our towns would be dark‚ our mills would be dead and idle. Yes‚ so far reaching is his work that it has become the warp and woof of industry... His name marks an epoch in the advance of electrical science. From that work has sprung a revolution..." -B.A. Behrend If you were to go to an encyclopedia and tried to find
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Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer who contributed to the American society through power sources. Nikola Tesla was an individual of change because he made the Alternating current power generator which we use today‚ and left an age of new possibilities‚ power‚ and energy sources. At this time Tesla was competing with edison‚ Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman‚ who has been described as America’s greatest inventor. Tesla leaves many legacies
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distances. Around that same time‚ Nikola Tesla was diligently trying to master the alternate current (AC) motors and generators even though he was discouraged from doing so. After proving his invention to be a practical solution for this problem‚ George Westinghouse purchased Tesla’s patents and opened his first power plant that supplied AC electricity to parts of Massachusetts and New York. With AC being able to distribute over long distances‚ this was the obvious choice and is now used all over the world
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Capitalism refers to the factors of production being privately controlled rather than by the state and that money is invested in businesses to make a profit. The foundation of capitalism was created by Adam Smith‚ a Scottish philosopher and economist‚ during the Age of Enlightenment. Smith’s objectives differed from those of the feudal empires and monarchies. The natural laws created by Adam Smith‚ which characterize the Industrial Revolution in the United States‚ led to a dramatic increase in competition
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