George Westinghouse

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/George_Westinghouse

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Union_College_(honorary_degree)
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Elliott_Cresson_Medal gptkb:John_Fritz_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1846-10-06
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Central_Bridge,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:collaboratedWith	gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkbp:deathDate	1914-03-12
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:featuredIn	gptkb:National_Inventors_Hall_of_Fame gptkb:U.S._postage_stamp_(1983)
gptkbp:founded	gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation gptkb:Union_Switch_and_Signal_Company gptkb:Westinghouse_Air_Brake_Company
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	George Westinghouse
gptkbp:industry	gptkb:railway_line electrical engineering manufacturing
gptkbp:knownFor	founding Westinghouse Electric Corporation invention of the railway air brake promoting alternating current for electric power distribution
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Westinghouse_Air_Brake_Company gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Company gptkb:Westinghouse_Science_Talent_Search
gptkbp:militaryRank	Acting Third Assistant Engineer
gptkbp:militaryService	gptkb:Union_Army gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork	alternating current power system railway air brake
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:engineer gptkb:industrialist gptkb:inventor
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Emeline_Vedder gptkb:George_Westinghouse_Sr.
gptkbp:patent	gptkb:US_Patent_373,035_(rotary_steam_engine) gptkb:US_Patent_88,929_(railway_air_brake) over 300
gptkbp:religion	Episcopalian
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature	George Westinghouse signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Marguerite_Erskine_Walker
gptkbp:supports	alternating current
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3