Westinghouse Career
Kingsbury joined the Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh as a general engineer. He used this as an opportunity to advance the development of his thrust bearings in an industrial setting. Unfortunately, the first test of his thrust bearing was a failure. His bearing overheated during the test and was discarded. This made the company skeptical of Kingsbury’s invention, but Westinghouse’s skepticism did not dent Kingsbury’s mettle. Kingsbury would later fund his own test that proved his bearings successful. Unfortunately Westinghouse decided to stick to more conventional ball bearings for their motors.
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