Westinghouse
/ˈwestɪŋhaʊs/
/ˈwestɪŋhaʊs/
- a large US company which supplies goods and services to the nuclear power industry in many countries. It was established in 1886 by George Westinghouse (1846-1914) as the Westinghouse Electric Company and was mostly responsible for the US decision to use AC (= alternating current) instead of DC (= direct current) electricity.
西屋公司:一家大型美国公司,为许多国家的核电行业提供产品和服务。它由乔治·威斯汀豪斯(George Westinghouse,1846-1914)于1886年成立,当时是西屋电气公司,主要负责美国决定使用交流(交流电)代替直流(直流电)的决定。