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His inventions of the air brake, friction draft gear and related apparatus hastened the growth of railroads when they were becoming the economic lifeline of the nation.He pioneered in the development of railway signaling and interlocking switches.
He developed a system of transmitting and using natural gas for lighting and heating.
He was the entrepreneur who brought to the nation and the world the alternating-current system of generating and transmitting electricity for power and light.
More Firsts, By George…
- An electrically lighted tennis court
- A city-wide telephone switching system
- The world's first radio station (Westinghouse KDKA)
- The first practical induction motor
- A contract to harness Niagara Falls water power
- Led in using atomic power to propel navy ships
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