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Article: A man for his people: the stature of George Westinghouse as an engineer is rivaled by his skill and integrity as a leader.
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- Mechanical Engineering-CIME
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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The case can be made that by the late 1800s George Westinghouse was America's greatest living engineer. He had 361 patents issued to him during his lifetime. Hundreds more patents bore the names of engineers who worked for him. Beginning with the railroad air brake, Westinghouse's inventiveness formed the basis of a commercial empire.
He surrounded himself with good people, including other great engineers of the time--Benjamin Lamme, Oliver Shallenberger, Charles Scott, William Stanley, Lewis Stillwell, and Albert Schmid. They were loyal to him and got credit for their work.
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