Westinghouse
Most people know the name Westinghouse as the name of an appliance, but where did the name come from? Many people may not know that George Westinghouse was not only an inventor, but a visionary. George Westinghouse's many inventions fed the Industrial Revolution that swept through America in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution brought many changes to the United States. Even though America was progressing, many ill effects were brought on by this expansion. Westinghouse was one of the Industrialist that actually cared about the many problems he saw in urban America. Westinghouse, at the age of forty-two, could no longer ignore "the evils of social upheaval created by too rapid industrial development"(Levine, 2). George Westinghouse wanted something done, but it looked as if he was the only one that would do it. George Westinghouse had influenced many areas of his era and ours. His many inventions, his good-willed policy toward his workers and his business practices have affected all of us; but nothing will compare to the influences that he left on our country's upper-class - the concept that they had a responsibility toward the society that had made them who they were.
From the start, Westinghouse was not motivated by money or power. The age of a two class society was over. The houses had a lawn with grass, shrubbery, and trees. Westinghouse's model community sent a silent shock-wave to the upper class society of America. It took a decade or two, but Westinghouse's vision of America as an Industrial power eventually took shape with the help of the labor movement. He imported both a motor and its inventor, Nikola Tesla, from Europe. With a well drilled in his yard, Westinghouse developed and marketed a system for the control and distribution of natural gas in Pittsburgh. For the children, there were the following: schools that were brightly decorated to attract them to stay, a community center with gymnasiums, a library and meeting rooms. Westinghouse was telling these people that they had a responsibility to society. "If I understand you, young man, you propose to stop a railroad train with wind. Westinghouse's Grievance Committee set the path for labor reform in America. Running water and electricity would be standard.
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