The
Westinghouse Electric Company is an organization founded by
George Westinghouse in
1886. George Westinghouse had previously founded the
Westinghouse Air Brake Company[?]. Westinghouse Electric received the first patent for
alternating-current transmission, and unveiled the technology for lighting in
Great Barrington, Massachusetts[?]. The company pioneered long-distance power transmission and high-voltage transmission. In addition to George Westinghouse, engineers working for the company include
William Stanley[?],
Nikola Tesla and
Oliver Schallenberger[?]. It was historically the rival to
General Electric.
Other companies, including a lighting company (formerly Angelo Brothers) and an appliance company White-Westinghouse[?], license or use the Westinghouse name.
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