George Westinghouse, and Greats of the U.K., Italy, Russia, France

摘要

On October 6, 1846, one of our industry's greatest founders, George Westing-house, was born in Central Bridge, New York. Just twenty-four miles from Schenectady, New York, which ultimately and ironically became the headquarters of Westinghouse's chief rival, the Edison General Electric Company. Westinghouse enlisted in the Union Army in 1863, serving with the 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry in the Civil War. The regiment was repeatedly in action in northern Virginia, fighting several engagements against the Confederate cavalry of John Mosby, known as the Gray Ghost.