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 * __George Westinghouse__**

__Inventor’s name__: George Westinghouse

__Name of Invention__: Air Brake System __Childhood__: He was born in New York in 1846. He learned about steam engines when he was 10 and he had 7 bothers, he was the youngest.

__Why George Westinghouse made the invention__: George Westinghouse made the Air Brake System because trains crashed a lot and that is why George Westinghouse made the Air Brake System.

__What was the result and how was it helpful:__ The result was that it took 4 years to make. It was helpful because it stops trains when brakes didn’t work.

__How the invention works__: If your train brakes do not work pull the Air Brake System and **POOF** your train stops.