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Book Title: Life of George Westinghouse : Biography of the Engineering Pioneer - His Electrical Inventions, Railway Air Brake and Successes in Business
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Henry G. Prout
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Business
Publisher: Pantianos Classics
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 228 Pages
