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jan 6, 1869 - George Washington Train Stopper

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One of Washingtons inventions the air brake system to stop trains, the first of more than one hundred patents he would receive in this area alone. He soon founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in 1869.

https://www.code-electrical.com/historyofelectricity.html

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jan 6, 1869
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~ 157 years ago