Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Records

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Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Records

1881-1950

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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company.

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Industrialist and inventor of the compressed air brake George Westinghouse incorporated the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company in 1891. With its giant factory located in East Pittsburgh, Pa., the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company soon became the Edison General Electric Company's main rival in the contest to provide electricity to the United States. While Edison General Electric pioneered the generation and distribution of direct current (DC) electricity, Westinghou...