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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Corporation
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:CBS_Corporation
gptkb:Babcock_&_Wilcox
gptkb:Toshiba's_nuclear_business
Nuclear_Power_Division_of_CBS
Nuclear_division_of_CBS
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:General_Electric
gptkb:Siemens_AG
gptkb:Areva
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gptkbp:divisions
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gptkb:Westinghouse_Rail_Systems
gptkb:Westinghouse_Nuclear
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Company
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gptkbp:employees
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~25,000 (2019)
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gptkbp:founded
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1886
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:George_Westinghouse
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gptkbp:headCoach
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Electrical engineering industry
Power generation industry
Nuclear power industry
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Cranberry_Township
gptkb:Cranberry_Township,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Developed the first commercial AC power plant
Contributed to the development of the modern electrical grid
Played_a_key_role_in_the_War_of_Currents
Pioneered_AC_power_transmission
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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gptkbp:industry
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Electrical equipment
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gptkbp:inventor
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Induction motor
Air brake system
Alternating current (AC) system
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:George_Westinghouse
gptkb:William_L._McKnight
Robert_A._McDonald
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:Brookfield_Asset_Management
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gptkbp:partnerships
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gptkb:Electric_Power_Research_Institute
gptkb:Nuclear_Energy_Institute
gptkb:American_Nuclear_Society
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gptkbp:products
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Transformers
Nuclear power plants
Electrical generators
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gptkbp:revenue
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$4.5 billion (2019)
$1.5 billion (2019)
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gptkbp:services
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Engineering services
Nuclear services
Power generation services
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Westinghouse_Air_Brake_Technologies_Corporation
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gptkbp:website
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www.westinghousenuclear.com
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