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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, an American manufacturing company, was founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse | WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, an American manufacturing company, was founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse who previously founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. The company purchased CBS in 1995 and became CBS Corporation in 1997. | ||
The company pioneered long-distance power transmission and high-voltage transmission. Westinghouse Electric received the rights for the first patent for alternating-current transmission from Nikola Tesla and unveiled the technology for lighting in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. | The company pioneered long-distance power transmission and high-voltage transmission. Westinghouse Electric received the rights for the first patent for alternating-current transmission from Nikola Tesla and unveiled the technology for lighting in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. | ||
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The | The 1942 '''Dubuque Classified Business Directory''' through 1974 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed the penthouse on the Roshek Building for the Westinghouse Electric Elevator Company. | ||
[[Category: Elevator Manufacturers]] | [[Category: Elevator Manufacturers]] | ||
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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, an American manufacturing company, was founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse who previously founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. The company purchased CBS in 1995 and became CBS Corporation in 1997.
The company pioneered long-distance power transmission and high-voltage transmission. Westinghouse Electric received the rights for the first patent for alternating-current transmission from Nikola Tesla and unveiled the technology for lighting in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
In addition to George Westinghouse, engineers working for the company included William Stanley, Nikola Tesla, Oliver B. Shallenberger, Benjamin Garver Lamme and his sister Bertha Lamme. The company was historically the rival to General Electric which was founded by George Westinghouse's arch-rival, Thomas Edison.
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The 1942 Dubuque Classified Business Directory through 1974 Dubuque City Directory listed the penthouse on the Roshek Building for the Westinghouse Electric Elevator Company.