Invented the airbrake, which stopped all the cars of a train at the same time; developed technology to send electricity over long distances; known for using alternating current in electricity.

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A	George Westinghouse
B	Thomas Edison
C	Alexander Graham Bell
D	Jan E. Matzeliger

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -(October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer based in Pennsylvania who created the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry, receiving his first patent at the age of 19.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first air brake invented by George Westinghouse revolutionized the railroad industry, making braking a safer venture and thus permitting trains to travel at higher speeds.

Detailed explanation-3: -More than any other man, George Westinghouse was responsible for the introduction and development of alternating current for light and power. With the desire to turn ideas into enterprises, he founded Westinghouse Electric and 59 other companies, eventually receiving more than 360 patents for his work.

Detailed explanation-4: -George Westinghouse, Jr. George Westinghouse, Jr. invented a system of air brakes that made travel by train safe and built one of the greatest electric manufacturing organizations in the United States.

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USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION