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George Westinghouse
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 292

George Westinghouse

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-02-03
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  • Publisher: McFarland

While most know Thomas Edison for his invention of the light bulb, his counterpart, George Westinghouse, is too often overlooked. Westinghouse, however, became known as one of the most prolific inventors and businessmen of the Industrial Revolution. This biography reveals the man whose teachers suspected was mentally disabled and who quit college after one semester, yet founded more than 60 different companies employing 50,000 people, and received 361 U.S. patents. He later fought the "Battle of the Currents" (AC vs. DC) with Thomas Edison and won. Westinghouse, with his engineers, provided power and light for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. They harnessed the massive power of Niagara Falls and sent it over wires to light Buffalo and eventually the Northeast. His electric engines powered trains, and his air brakes stopped them. His scientific contributions forever changed the world.

Adolph Sutro
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 295

Adolph Sutro

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-03-30
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  • Publisher: McFarland

Adolph Sutro was forever seeking challenges. Emigrating from Prussia to the U.S. at age 20, the California gold rush lured him west. At the Comstock Lode in Nevada, he conceived an idea for a tunnel to drain the hot water that made the mines perilous and inefficient. But he would have to overcome both physical obstacles and powerful opposition by the Bank of California to realize his vision. Back in San Francisco, Sutro bought one twelfth of the city, including the famous Cliff House perched over the Pacific Ocean. When it burned to cinders on Christmas Day, 1894, he built a massive, eight-story Victorian replacement. He used his expertise in tunneling and water solutions to create the world's largest enclosed swimming structure, the Sutro Baths--six glass-covered heated saltwater pools with capacity of 1,000 swimmers. Other challenges followed but Sutro was not invincible. After a two-year term as mayor of San Francisco, he succumbed to debilitating strokes which left him senile. His death in 1898 started disputes among his heirs--six children by his wife and two by his mistress--that lasted more than a decade.

Robert and John Pitcairn
  • Language: en

Robert and John Pitcairn

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2025-05-30
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  • Publisher: McFarland

John and Robert Pitcairn were born in Scotland and emigrated to the United States, where they played crucial roles in the Civil War. Following their friend Andrew Carnegie, the brothers worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, transporting troops and supplies for the Union army. After the war, John co-founded the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company which came to dominate the U.S. glass industry. Meanwhile, Robert managed the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad through the destruction and rebuilding that followed the Johnstown flood. The history of the Pitcairn brothers parallels the evolution of American industry and transportation during and after the Civil War. This book provides a hi...

Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville for ...
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 590

Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville for ...

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1871
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Register of Reserve Officers
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 850

Register of Reserve Officers

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1966
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Register of the Commissioned Officers, Cadets, Midshipmen, and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1122
Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 560
Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 982

Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1955
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Army Directory
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1588

Army Directory

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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