Publisher's Synopsis
The Life of George Westinghouse is a biography written by Henry G. Prout that chronicles the life and achievements of George Westinghouse, a prominent American inventor and businessman. The book covers Westinghouse's early life, his education, and his early career as a successful inventor and entrepreneur. It also delves into his groundbreaking inventions, including the air brake system for trains, the automatic railway signal, and the alternating current (AC) electrical system.The biography provides a detailed account of Westinghouse's business ventures, including the founding of the Westinghouse Electric Company and his contributions to the development of the electrical power industry. It also explores his personal life, including his family and his philanthropic endeavors.Throughout the book, Prout highlights Westinghouse's innovative spirit and his commitment to improving technology and industry. The Life of George Westinghouse is a comprehensive and informative biography that offers a fascinating look into the life of one of America's most influential inventors and entrepreneurs.1921. The activities of George Westinghouse were many and varied, and many different activities went on simultaneously. He dealt in the same week, and often in the same day, with organization, financial and executive affairs, commercial affairs, and the engineering details of half a dozen companies in two hemispheres. It was decided to treat each topic by itself without regard to what might be going on at the time in other fields, with a short preliminary chapter to which the reader might return to orient himself should he care, for instance, to know what other serious things were in hand at a critical moment in the history of the air brake. It was hoped that by this treatment a certain continuity of impression might be kept in each story told by itself.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
