Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for George Westinghouse across 6 places, from 1846 to 1914.
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George Westinghouse Jr. (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was a prolific American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneurial industrialist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1846year
Library of Congressattested“(Adapted from Library of Congress) *1846: George Westinghouse born.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1868year
Pittsburghattested“In 1868, Westinghouse moved with his wife to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to access better and less expensive steel for the manufacture of his railroad frogs, and there he began to develop his recently invented railroad air brake concept.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
June 1881month
United Statesattested“Westinghouse was the first industrial employer in the United States to give workers a five-and-a half day work week, starting in June 1881.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1884year
Hanoverattested“*1884: The Westinghouse Brake Company, Ltd., in Hanover, Germany, founded.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
12 March 1914exact date
New York Cityattested“Westinghouse died on March 12, 1914, in New York City at age 67.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
12 March 1914exact date
New Yorkattested“Westinghouse died on March 12, 1914, in New York City at age 67.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
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August 1865month
Union Collegementioned“After his discharge in August 1865, Westinghouse returned to his family and enrolled at Union College in Schenectady, but he quickly lost interest and dropped out during his first term.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
August 1865month
Schenectadymentioned“After his discharge in August 1865, Westinghouse returned to his family and enrolled at Union College in Schenectady, but he quickly lost interest and dropped out during his first term.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1869year
Pittsburghmentioned“In 1869, at age 23, Westinghouse first publicly demonstrated his revolutionary new railroad braking system in Pittsburgh.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1871year
Pittsburghmentioned“From 1871, George and Marguerite Westinghouse maintained a large home in Pittsburgh called Solitude, building up from an existing house on land purchased by George in 1871.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1878year
Sevranmentioned“*1878: First foreign air brake company started at Sevran, France.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1885year
Pittsburghmentioned“In 1885, Westinghouse imported several Gaulard–Gibbs transformers and a Siemens AC generator to begin experimenting with AC networks in Pittsburgh.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1886year
Pittsburghmentioned“By 1886, the Philadelphia Company owned 58 wells and 184 miles of distribution piping in the Pittsburgh area, and by 1887, it served over 12,000 private homes and 582 industrial customers throughout the state.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1886year
Great Barrington, Massachusettsmentioned“In 1886, with Westinghouse's backing, Stanley installed the first multiple-voltage AC power system in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1889year
Patagonia Mountainsmentioned“In 1889, Westinghouse purchased several mining claims in the Patagonia Mountains of southeastern Arizona and formed the Duquesne Mining & Reduction Company.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1889year
Wilmerdingmentioned“*1889: Ground broken for air brake factory at Wilmerding, PA.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1890year
Londonmentioned“The near collapse of Barings Bank in London triggered the financial panic of 1890, causing investors to call in their loans.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1891year
Gold King Minementioned“Also in 1891, Westinghouse built a hydroelectric AC power plant, the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant near Ophir, Colorado which supplied AC power to the Gold King Mine 3.5 miles away.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
May 1892month
Chicagomentioned“In May 1892, Westinghouse Electric won the bid to power and illuminate the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago with alternating current, substantially underbidding General Electric to get the contract.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
1893year
Lenox, Massachusettsmentioned“By 1893, they had constructed Erskine Park in Lenox, Massachusetts, which they used as a summer home, in part as a respite from the gritty industrial environment of Pittsburgh.”source: Wikipedia: George Westinghouse
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