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George Westinghouse : powering the world

Title
George Westinghouse : powering the world / William R. Huber ; foreword by Gary Hoover.
Author
Huber, William R., 1941-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Hoover, Gary, 1951-
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Description
1 online resource.
Subject
  • Westinghouse, George, 1846-1914
  • Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company > History
  • Inventors > United States > Biography
  • Electrical engineers > United States > Biography
  • Businessmen > United States > Biography
  • Electric industries > United States > History
  • Electrical engineering > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
Foreword / by Gary Hoover -- Origins -- Working on the railroad -- It's hard to stop a train -- The Smoky City -- Straight air brakes -- Automatic air brakes -- What's a Wilmerding? -- Two trains, one track -- Solitude -- Gas pains -- More energy -- AC or DC -- Assembling the pieces -- The greatest inventor who ever lived -- The greatest experimenter who ever lived -- Bankers always win -- Dying for electricity -- The worst of times -- The White City -- Over a barrel at Niagara -- New lands to conquer -- Rotary redux -- Trolleys and trains -- Panic! -- Homes and family -- Retirement, honors, and death -- Memorials -- The next century.
ISBN
  • 9781476644141 (electronic bk.)
  • 1476644144 (electronic bk.)
OCLC
ebd1552263551
Author
Huber, William R., 1941- author.
Title
George Westinghouse : powering the world / William R. Huber ; foreword by Gary Hoover.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Note
Description based on print version record.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Added Author
Hoover, Gary, 1951- writer of foreword.
EBSCOhost
Other Form:
Original 9781476686929 1476686920 (DLC) 2021060942
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