Westinghouse, George
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 6 October 1846 at 11:20 (= 11:20 AM ) | ||
| Place | Central Bridge NY, USA, 42n42, 74w20 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m74w20 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   13°01'   06°42 Asc. 13°52'
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Biography
American entrepreneur, inventor and manufacturing genius who patented 400 inventions and organized 60 companies in his lifetime, including the Westinghouse Electric Company. At age 15, while working in his father's machine shop, he completed his first invention, a rotary engine. He was elected to the Inventor's Hall of Fame in 1955.
Died on 3/12/1914, New York City, NY.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 12 March 1914 (Age 67)
Source Notes
LMR quotes Francis E. Leupp, "George Westinghouse," 1919, p.8. (Same in Sabian Symbols No.958. Biography: H.G. Garbedian, "George Westinghouse," 1943, describes on p.6 that his dad came home from work when a neighbor met him to announce that he had a new baby boy, his 7th child.")
Categories
- Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (Inventors)
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur (Westinghouse Electric Co. and 60 others)
- Notable : Famous : Historic figure (Inventor)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
