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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-101476686920

ISBN-139781476686929

eBay Product ID (ePID)17050394823

Product Key Features

Number of Pages291 Pages

Publication NameGeorge Westinghouse : Powering the World

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPhysics / Electricity, General, Business

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

AuthorWilliam R. Huber

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science, Biography & Autobiography

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight18.6 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2021-060942

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Excellent...filled with evocative pictures, maps and detailed diagrams...Huber unfolds a richly textured story about how one man's persistence almost invariably paved a successful path to solving daunting problems."-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Huber is a Pittsburgh native and clearly an admirer of Westinghouse, his contributions to Pittsburgh, and his relatively humane treatment of employees. Huber writes well: compared to the previous biographies, this one is better illustrated and more informative.... The detailed, illustrated appendixes included in the book will assist readers wishing to understand Westinghouse's technical accomplishments...recommended"-- Choice

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal620.0092

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Gary Hoover Preface Introduction 1. Origins 2. Working on the Railroad 3. It's Hard to Stop a Train 4. The Smoky City 5. Straight Air Brakes 6. Automatic Air Brakes 7. What's a Wilmerding? 8. Two Trains, One Track 9. Solitude 10. Gas Pains 11. More Energy 12. AC or DC 13. Assembling the Pieces 14. The Greatest Inventor Who Ever Lived 15. The Greatest Experimenter Who Ever Lived 16. Bankers Always Win 17. Dying for Electricity 18. The Worst of Times 19. The White City 20. Over a Barrel at Niagara 21. New Lands to Conquer 22. Rotary Redux 23. Trolleys and Trains 24. Panic! 25. Homes and Family 26. Retirement, Honors, and Death 27. Memorials 28. The Next Century Appendix I--Westinghouse Family Genealogy Appendix II--Automatic Air Brake Operation Appendix III--Electrical Engineering 101 Appendix IV--How Does an Induction Motor Work? Appendix V--How Does a Turbine Operate? Appendix VI--Patent Law Primer Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisWhile most know Thomas Edison for his invention of the light bulb, his counterpart, George Westinghouse, is too often overlooked. Westinghouse, however, became known as one of the most prolific inventors and businessmen of the Industrial Revolution. This biography reveals the man whose teachers suspected was mentally disabled and who quit college after one semester, yet founded more than 60 different companies employing 50,000 people, and received 361 U.S. patents. He later fought the "Battle of the Currents" (AC vs. DC) with Thomas Edison and won. Westinghouse, with his engineers, provided power and light for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. They harnessed the massive power of Niagara Falls and sent it over wires to light Buffalo and eventually the Northeast. His electric engines powered trains, and his air brakes stopped them. His scientific contributions forever changed the world., George Westinghouse became known as one of the most prolific inventors and businessmen of the Industrial Revolution. In this biography, get to know the man whose teachers suspected was mentally disabled and quit college after one semester, yet founded more than 60 companies employing 50,000 people and received 361 US patents.

LC Classification NumberT40