1920

Westinghouse makes history with the first commercial radio broadcast in the country. Radio station KDKA begins operations.

1914

George Westinghouse dies, leaving a legacy that includes 361 patents and the founding of 60 companies.

1914

Westinghouse acquires Copeman Electric Stove Company and enters the home appliance market.

1905

Westinghouse’s first main-line AC powered locomotive produced for New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Mode:l NH EP1 Supplied voltage: 11 kV, 25 Hz AC, 600 V DC & 636 V AC.

1901

First commercial Westinghouse steam turbine driven generator, 1,500 kW unit nicknamed the Mary-Ann, Hartford Electric Light Co.

1896

Installed hydropower AC generators at Adams Power Plant, Niagara Falls which supplied power to Buffalo, New York