Georg Cantor vs George Westinghouse
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Compare the life timelines of Georg Cantor (1845–1918) and George Westinghouse (1846–1914) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1846 to 1914.
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Georg Cantor (1845–1918)
- — Born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire Verified
- — Family moved from Russia to Germany Verified
- — Studied mathematics in Zurich and Berlin Verified
- — Received doctorate from the University of Berlin Verified
- — Joined the University of Halle Verified
- — Proved the uncountability of the real numbers Verified
- — Married Vally Guttmann Verified
- — Co-founded the German Mathematical Society and served as its first president Verified
- — Published diagonal argument and theory of transfinite numbers Verified
- — Died in a sanatorium in Halle 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