A Life of George Westinghouse: Biography of the Engineering Pioneer - his Electrical Inventions, Railway Air Brake and Successes in Business

by Henry G. Prout

The story of businessman and engineer George Westinghouse is fascinating; his inventions revolutionized rail transport, and his pioneering distribution of electrical power changed life for Americans forever.

Brought up in the small town of Central Bridge in upstate New York, Westinghouse showed talent from a young age, learning much of his father's mechanical knowhow. Filing his first patent at the tender age of 19, it was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789872677
• ISBN13: 9781789872675
• Release Date: January 1921
• Publisher: Pantianos Classics
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"