Although arguably the most impactful person to ever call Pittsburgh home, inventor and industrialist George Westinghouse (1842 - 1914) is much less appreciated than other figures of his day. Granted 361 patents in his lifetime, the innovative ideas that flowed from Westinghouse’s mind revolutionized rail travel everywhere, pioneered the use of natural gas as a fuel source, and perfected AC electricity and institutionalized it around the world. Of the 60 businesses he personally founded, half a dozen still remain, three as Fortune 500 corporations. Unlike others of his time, Westinghouse was also a progressive employer, humane, humble, and deeply committed to making the world a better place. So revered was he by his employees that a decade after he died, 50,000 of them chipped in to create a memorial in his honor. This two-session course will cover Westinghouse’s past and The Westinghouse Legacy.
((David Bear - In Person: CMU Campus - Tuesday))
