George Westinghouse was born in 1846, in Central Bridge, N.Y.
He studied engineering at Union College.
Westinghouse founded the "Westinghouse Air Brake Company" in 1869.
Later, he set up the the Westinghouse Electric Company in 1886.
During his life, some 400 patents were credited Westinghouse.
George Westinghouse died in 1914.
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