Westinghouse
Electricity pioneer's surname
Westinghouse is an American brand name associated with electrical equipment and appliances, originally from the company founded by inventor George Westinghouse in the 1880s.
The company pioneered alternating current power systems and became a major manufacturer of everything from turbines to refrigerators.
The name now appears on various consumer products through licensing: a Westinghouse television, a Westinghouse ceiling fan.
Corporation spanning many industries
- PittsburghWestern Pennsylvania industrial city
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- ViacomAmerican media conglomerate
- diversifiedMade more varied
headquarters · subsidiary · merger · acquisition · shareholders · incorporated · boardroom · revenue
Controlled fission apparatus
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
coolant · enrichment · radiation · isotopes · neutrons · criticality · meltdown · submarine
Industrial product creation
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- plantBotanical organism
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- automationSelf-operating system design
engineering · railroad · Pittsburgh · steam · turbine · generator · production · assembly
Electrical current or cooling
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
dynamo · transmission · grid · Tesla · Edison · induction · polyphase · wattage
conglomerate
Corporation spanning many industries
- PittsburghWestern Pennsylvania industrial city
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- ViacomAmerican media conglomerate
diversified · headquarters · subsidiary · merger · acquisition · shareholders · incorporated · boardroom · revenue · division
reactor
Controlled fission apparatus
containment · coolant · enrichment · radiation · isotopes · neutrons · criticality · meltdown · submarine · decommissioning
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- plantBotanical organism
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
automation · engineering · railroad · Pittsburgh · steam · turbine · generator · production · assembly · fabrication
AC
Electrical current or cooling
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
motor · dynamo · transmission · grid · Tesla · Edison · induction · polyphase · wattage · voltage
refrigerator
Food-cooling household appliance
- washerSpacer ring for fasteners
- dryerAppliance removing moisture
- dishwasherAppliance that cleans cookware
microwave · oven · range · freezer · cooktop · dehumidifier · toaster · blender · mixer · television
- industrializationfactory, industrial revolution, Industrial Revolution, factories, manufacturing
- Appliance BrandsWhirlpool, Electrolux, Samsung, LG, Frigidaire
- Defunct BrandsPan Am, Enron, Woolworth's, Circuit City, RadioShack
- Electricity HistoryMichael Faraday, Faraday, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin, Thomas Edison
- Electrical PioneersThomas Edison, Edison, Nikola Tesla, Tesla, Benjamin Franklin
- generatorsgenerator, generators, diesel generator, portable generator, standby generator
WestinghouseEdison
Prolific American inventor
Thomas Edison · General Electric · direct current · Menlo Park
west, western, westerly, westward, westernmost, house, houses, housed, housing