Electic

= = = Its Electric! =


 * George Westinghouse- One of our Greatest Inventors**
 * **Found the first power plant.**
 * **He was an inventor and was responsible for alternating current power and light.**
 * **Made the signal switch and air brake for trains.**
 * **He made an invention that distributed natural gas in the Pittsburgh area. He also co-founded an invention similar in England that used electric. This invention lead to a device that used a generator to power out electricity to the area.**
 * **Westinghouse founded Westinghouse Electric in 1886. Within 10 years Westinghouse got over 50,000 workers to work in the company.**


 * Westinghouse Electric Company- Founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse**


 * The Westinghouse Electric Company was founded in 1886. During the 20th centry, Westinghouse Electric 28,000 patents which was the thrid most of any company. With alot of workers they achived alot through out the years: **


 * **1886: First commercial generated energy stations.**
 * **1920: First radio broadcast**
 * **1929: First diesel-electric rail car**
 * **1937: First atom smasher**
 * **1948: Electronic amplifier to improve X-ray**
 * **1957: First commerical PWR nuclear plant**

**During this time and after, Westinghouse expanded and now has 46 different plants over the world. There are: 22 in the USA, 2 in South Africa, 15 Europe, 1 in Russia, 4 in China and 2 in Japan. From just one plant to many Westinghouse Electric has made great changes.**

=Thomas Edison-=
 * some of thomas edison's inventions are**
 * **the light bulb.**
 * **the cylinder phonograph.**
 * **disc phonograph**.

his parents names were Sam and Nancy. He was one of America's greatest inventors. He helped build the electic utitily industry in the United States. **
 * thomas alva edison was born February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio.




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