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| - History loves to remember the showman and the visionary who fought the so-called "War of the Currents." | - History loves to remember the showman and the visionary who fought the so-called "War of the Currents." | ||
| But the man who actually won it... the man whose technology powers our entire world, has been almost completely erased from the story. | But the man who actually won it... the man whose technology powers our entire world, has been almost completely erased from the story. | ||
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| He came to Pittsburgh in search of steel to manufacture his railroad inventions, and went on to revolutionize railroads, electricity, | He came to Pittsburgh in search of steel to manufacture his railroad inventions, and went on to revolutionize railroads, electricity, | ||
| Yet he remains overshadowed by Edison and Tesla. From inventing the life-saving railroad air brake to defeating Thomas Edison in the War of Currents, Westinghouse’s legacy powers the modern world. | Yet he remains overshadowed by Edison and Tesla. From inventing the life-saving railroad air brake to defeating Thomas Edison in the War of Currents, Westinghouse’s legacy powers the modern world. | ||
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The collection of material for the study of geek history dates back to my early days in technology as far back as the 1970s. You will find specific footnotes and references on many pages with links to current websites. Anytime a claim is made, or a fact is stated from a website or blog that does not appear to have firsthand knowledge of the subject I make a note to follow up on it. I can assure you that anything I have written is based on verification of facts from a source as close to the events and individuals as possible or multiple sources of information from leading publications or references.