How George Westinghouse Changed the World
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Title
How George Westinghouse Changed the World
Alternative Title
How George Westinghouse Changed the World
Subject
Energy--United States
Railroads--United States
Description
An article published in Mechanical Engineering about the impact of George Westinghouse (1846-1914), who founded of the Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail.
As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation in 1998, additional buildings were added to the Quadrangle.
As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation in 1998, additional buildings were added to the Quadrangle.
Creator
Wicks, Frank
Source
Original 6-page journal article: Wicks, Frank. "How George Westinghouse Changed the World." Mechanical Engineering. 118, no. 10: 74-79: Private Collection of Harry L. Jaeger.
Publisher
Mechanical Engineering
Date Created
1996
Date Copyrighted
1996
Date Issued
1996
Date Valid
Jaeger, Harry L.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 6-page journal article: Wicks, Frank. "How George Westinghouse Changed the World." Mechanical Engineering. 118, no. 10: 74-79.
Is Part Of
Westinghouse Electric Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
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Format
image/jpg
Extent
23.9 KB
Medium
1 6-page journal article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Frank Wicks and published by Mechanical Engineering.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only
Curator
Jaeger, Harry L.
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"History." Westinghouse Nuclear. http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History.
"Westinghouse Power Generation Booklet." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422.
Collection
Citation
JAEGER@WESTINGHOUSE, “How George Westinghouse Changed the World,” RICHES, accessed November 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7416.