Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:company
|
| gptkbp:acquiredBy |
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation
|
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Company
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1945
|
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:George_Westinghouse
|
| gptkbp:foundedYear |
1886
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
|
| gptkbp:industry |
electrical engineering
|
| gptkbp:notableEmployee |
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
developed AC power transmission
competed with Edison Electric involved in the War of Currents |
| gptkbp:notableProduct |
household appliances
electric generators transformers electric motors alternating current (AC) systems railway electrification equipment |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Westinghouse_H-type
gptkb:WERCo |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|