George Westinghouse
1846-1914

Timeline
 1846
 George Westinghouse born
 1864
 Served in the Navy
 1865
 George obtains first patent for rotary steam engine and drops out of College

Timeline (continued)
 1867
 Invented the railroad replacer
 Married Marguerite Walter
 1868
 Patent for the frog
 1869
 Formed the Westinghouse air brake Co. and institutes Saturday half-holiday
 1872
 Automatic air brake invented

Timeline (continued)
 1878
 First foreign air brake company at Sevran,
France
 1881
 Westinghouse Machine Company formed.
 The Westinghouse Brake Company, Ltd.., in
London, England, founded
 Westinghouse Machine Company formed
 The Westinghouse Brake Company, Ltd., in
London, England, founded

Timeline (continued)
 1882
 Union Switch and Signal Company organized

Timeline (continued)
 1886
 Westinghouse Electric Company formed
 Later known as the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company
 1893
 Westinghouse Electric Company lights
Columbian Exposition in Chicago
 1884
 The Westinghouse Brake Company, Ltd., in Hanover, Germany, founded

Timeline (continued)
 1895
 Main works for Electric & Manufacturing
Company built in East Pittsburgh
 1888
 Obtain rights to Nicola Tesla’s patents
 1889
 Company moved to Wilmerding

Wilmerding

Timeline (continued)
 1896
 Generator built by Westinghouse turn the waters of Niagara Falls into electric power.
 1898
 Westinghouse Company, Ltd., in St.
Petersburg, Russia organized.
 1905
 Electrification of the Manhattan Elevated
Railways and New York subway system.

Niagara Falls Generators

Manhattan Elevated Railways
& New York Subway

Timeline (continued)
 1907
 Loses control of his companies.
 1911
 Severs all ties with his companies
 1914
 George Westinghouse dies.
 Arlington National Cemetery
 1918
 Receives last patent