Andrew Carnegie vs George Westinghouse
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Compare the life timelines of Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and George Westinghouse (1846–1914) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1846 to 1914.
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Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)
- — Born in Dunfermline, Scotland Verified
- — Emigrated with his family to Allegheny, Pennsylvania Verified
- — Rose from telegraph messenger to superintendent at the Pennsylvania Railroad Verified
- — Opened the Edgar Thomson Steel Works Verified
- — Married Louise Whitfield Verified
- — Published 'The Gospel of Wealth' Verified
- — Homestead Strike at Carnegie Steel Verified
- — Sold Carnegie Steel to J. P. Morgan, forming U.S. Steel Verified
- — Established the Carnegie Corporation of New York Verified
- — Died in Lenox, Massachusetts Verified
George Westinghouse (1846–1914)
- — Born in Central Bridge, New York Verified
- — Served in the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War Verified
- — Married Marguerite Erskine Walker Verified
- — Patented the railway air brake and founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company Verified
- — Founded the Westinghouse Electric Company Verified
- — Licensed Nikola Tesla's AC induction motor and polyphase patents Verified
- — Westinghouse Electric lit the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago Verified
- — Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant began transmitting AC power Verified
- — Lost control of the Westinghouse companies during the financial panic Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified