George Westinghouse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Westinghouse

19th century American inventor and businessman

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1846

Place of Birth: New York, United States

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1914

Profession: engineer, entrepreneur, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

George Westinghouse Jr.
(October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer based in Pennsylvania who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry, gaining his first patent at the age of 19.
Westinghouse saw the potential in alternating current as an electricity distribution system in the early 1880s and put all his resources into developing and marketing it, a move that put his business in direct competition with the Edison direct current system.
In 1911 Westinghouse received the AIEE's Edison Medal "For meritorious achievement in connection with the development of the alternating current system."