georgewestinghouse



George Westinghouse was an inventor who created alternating current, which could travel longer distances and was less expensive than Edison's way of using direct current. He is also responsible for using a device called a transformer, which boosted power levels within an area and could also reduce power levels. In the 1890's a company was created using some of Westinghouse's ideas called Westinghouse Electric which encouraged the use of electricity by people along with the company General Electric.

Information provided by: America Pathways to the Present pg. 228 Picture provided by: http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=68854&rendTypeId=4