Papers, 1898-1939.

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Papers, 1898-1939.

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Papers, mainly 1898-1904, of an electrical engineer and inventor, primarily concerning his work for the George Westinghouse Company on the development of the Nernst Lamp, an early incandescent street light soon replaced by further technology. Included are papers on the history and development of the lamp; correspondence with George Westinghouse and fellow employees and associates; advertising material; experimental data, charts, and reports; theses; photographs of lab interiors; patents; and some World War I engineering reports concerning his work on standardization and specifications for the U.S. Navy Aircraft Division. An example of the Nernst lamp and parts is available in the SHSW Museum.

0.4 c.f. (1 archives box); plusadditions of 0.2 c.f. of photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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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...

Hanks, Marshall W., 1875-1952.

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