Westinghouse has brought the best to life since way back in 1886 when the journey began.
The products we make, power we create and the many people we help are all testament to the philosophy.
Today, our technology is transforming the human experience, from clean and safe energy solutions to smart appliances around the home – the legacy continues.
DISCOVER HOW WESTINGHOUSE HAS EVOLVED DURING THE COURSE OF 131 YEARS AND COUNTING………..
1846 George Westinghouse is born – Central Bridge, New York
1865 Rotary steam engine patented
1881 Life-saving railroad block signal perfected
1886 Commercial AC power generating station in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
1886 Westinghouse Electric founded by George Westinghouse
1900 U.S. public utility steam generator
1905 Main-line AC-powered locomotive
1909 Continuous-filament tungsten light bulb
1917 All-electric kitchen range
1919 U.S.-made diesel electric marine propulsion plant
1921 Radio receivers factory-built for home use
1923 International short-wave radio broadcast
1928 Television camera tube, the Iconoscope
1933 World’s fastest elevators built for New York’s Rockefeller Center
1937 Industrial atom-smasher
1939 Long-range warning ground radar built
1941 Generators produce power at Grand Coulee Dam
1946 Electric clothes dryer
1947 All-weather airport approach lighting
1950 Temperature-controlled portable grill
1962 Computer-controlled teletype network
1968 “Instant-On” Television
1969 Westinghouse cameras relay moon walk to viewers on Earth
1975 High-pressure sodium roadway lighting fixtures
1977 Airborne surveillance radar system
1986 Tunable, solid-state emissions analyzer to detect gases for combustion and pollution control
1994 501G gas turbine introduced, the largest and most efficient of its type in the world
2001 Energy Star™ light bulbs, lighting fixtures and ceiling fans
2002 Eye Saver™ light bulb
2005 Consumer LCD TV 1080p monitor
2009 Slim, eco and vivid LED TV’s
2011 Heavy Duty Generators for home or work
Residential and commercial solar power systems
2012 4K 110″ Ultra High-Definition TV
2013 Portable WH2000i Digital Inverter Generator
2014 Digital LED-based 4k Interactive Whiteboards