A Life of George Westinghouse
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A Life of George Westinghouse

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A Life of George Westinghouse

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GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE the man may be overshadowed by his inventions, company, or legend. But in this biography by Henry G. Prout, Westinghouse's personal life and history are recounted along with his many inventions and enterprises -- and his inventions and enterprises were enormous. "He dealt in the same week, and often in the same day, with organization, financial and executive affairs, commercial affairs, and the engineering details of half a dozen companies in two hemispheres, " Prout noted. "They were as far apart in kind as the air brake and natural gas, and as far apart in geography as San Francisco and St. Petersburg." This biography covers topics as diverse as power signaling and switching, Westinghouse's use of the alternating current, his activities at Niagara Falls, his European enterprises, his financial methods, and his overall impact on rail transportation and the power industry.-Print ed.

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Publisher
Braunfell Books
Year
2023
ISBN
9781805230168
Topic
Ciencias biológicas
Subtopic
Ciencias en general

Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. PREFACE
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. CHAPTER I-INTRODUCTORY
  6. CHAPTER II-THE AIR BRAKE
  7. CHAPTER III-FRICTION DRAFT GEAR
  8. CHAPTER IV-A GENERAL SKETCH OF ELECTRIC ACTIVITIES
  9. CHAPTER V-THE INDUCTION MOTOR AND METER
  10. CHAPTER VI-THE ROTARY CONVERTER
  11. CHAPTER VII-THE CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR
  12. CHAPTER VIII-NIAGARA FALLS
  13. CHAPTER IX-ELECTRIC TRACTION
  14. CHAPTER X-STEAM AND GAS ENGINES
  15. CHAPTER XI-THE TURBO-GENERATOR
  16. CHAPTER XII-SIGNALLING AND INTERLOCKING
  17. CHAPTER XIII-NATURAL GAS
  18. CHAPTER XIV-VARIOUS INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
  19. CHAPTER XV-EUROPEAN ENTERPRISES
  20. CHAPTER XVI-FINANCIAL METHODS-REORGANIZATION-EQUITABLE-LIFE EPISODE
  21. CHAPTER XVII-THE PERSONALITY OF GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE
  22. CHAPTER XVIII-THE MEANING OF GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE
  23. APPENDIX-PATENTS