
Since 1886, Westinghouse has brought the best to life.
You can see it in the products we make. The power we create. The people we help.
Today, our legacy lives on with technology that is transforming the human experience, from smart appliances for the home to energy solutions that are cleanly and safely powering us into the next generation.
EXPLORE OUR HISTORY TO DISCOVER HOW WESTINGHOUSE
HAS BEEN AT WORK IN OUR WORLD.

1846
George Westinghouse born in Central Bridge, New York

1865
George Westinghouse patents the rotary steam engine

1881
George Westinghouse perfects life-saving railroad block signal

1886
First commercial AC power generating station lights up Great Barrington, Massachusetts

1886
George Westinghouse founder of Westinghouse Electric