Who Knew that Previous George was So Cool?
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If you've got ever lived in Pittsburgh, you have most likely heard of George Westinghouse. Pittsburgh is dwelling to the George Westinghouse Bridge, Westinghouse Park and - a memorial to George Westinghouse in Schenley Park. Even when you do not reside in Pittsburgh, maybe you've got heard of Westinghouse, the company that bears the man's name. The Westinghouse company name adorns products from TVs to gentle bulbs to nuclear power plants -- even a Brooklyn, New York high school. The company also used to own television and radio stations. George Westinghouse was an inventor and engineer who held greater than 300 patents over the course of his life. He both created new technologies and refined current ones. He helped make Pittsburgh one among America's industrial centers. Many of the companies that he founded remain in operation at present, including the Westinghouse Air Brake Firm (at the moment working below the name Wabtec), and the nuclear energy powerhouse Westinghouse Electric Firm. The man even beat out Thomas Edison within the race to build the nation's electrical infrastructure.


Keep reading to be taught extra about George Westinghouse by his high 5 inventions. Next time you doze off whereas riding in a car, thank George Westinghouse. In 1910, Westinghouse invented a compressed air shock absorber for cars. Earlier than that time, riding in a automobile could possibly be extraordinarily rough. Most early automotive suspensions used leaf or EcoLight coil springs. Leaf springs are curved items of metal