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George Westinghouse
General Electric Company1895/1914
Museum of Innovation & Science
Schenectady, United States
Portrait photo of inventor and industrial leader George Westinghouse. Westinghouse invented the air brake in 1868, and entered the electrical industry in 1885, overseeing the development of an alternating current system to compete with Edison's direct current system.
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- Title: George Westinghouse
- Creator: General Electric Company
- Date Created: 1895/1914
- Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
- Subject Keywords: Inventors, Electrical industry, Electricity
- Type: Photograph
- Publisher: General Electric Company
- Rights: This digital image may be used for educational uses. Please cite as miSci- Museum of Innovation & Science. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from miSci.
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