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Westinghouse, an Inecom Entertainment Company production ; written, directed & edited by Mark Bussler ; produced by Michael Bussler, Mark Bussler

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Label

Westinghouse, an Inecom Entertainment Company production ; written, directed & edited by Mark Bussler ; produced by Michael Bussler, Mark Bussler

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Westinghouse

Oclc number

213394790

Responsibility statement

an Inecom Entertainment Company production ; written, directed & edited by Mark Bussler ; produced by Michael Bussler, Mark Bussler

Runtime

112

Series statement

Minutes of history series

Summary

Examines the life and career of industrialist George Westinghouse, pioneer of electric power and provider of numerous important inventions. Emphasizes Westinghouse's honesty and integrity as a businessman and possessor of wealth

Table Of Contents

Early life -- Civil War service -- The move to Puttsburgh -- The need for brakes -- First air brake trial -- Burlington brake trials -- George and Margurite -- Gas industry -- The Westinghouse factories -- Saturday half holiday -- Thomas Edison and DC power -- The alternating current system -- Westinghouse Electric Company -- Nikola Tesla -- Battle of the currents -- The magic city of 1893 -- Lights at the fair -- Niagara Falls -- The Westinghouse engineers -- Union Switch and Signal -- Lesser known inventions -- The disaster of 1907 -- Head in the stars -- Life moves on -- Westinghouse Appliances -- Friends in high places -- The golden age -- Everywhere around the fairs -- 1939 New York World's Fair -- Elektro and the time capsule -- A cultural shift -- Westinghouse today -- A people person -- Remembering Uncle George -- The legacy of Westinghouse

Technique

live action

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