Back in the 1930s, big industrial concerns like Westinghouse would actually design and build one-off machines like gigantic telescope mounts. The Hale was to be the world’s largest optical telescope, and there was a lot of prestige for a company like Westinghouse in building the mount, and the company had a great deal of experience in building very large electromechanical systems like generating stations, so a huge telescope mount was definitely in their wheelhouse at the time. (Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing is now known as CBS Corporation.)
Back in the 1930s, big industrial concerns like Westinghouse would actually design and build one-off machines like gigantic telescope mounts. The Hale was to be the world’s largest optical telescope, and there was a lot of prestige for a company like Westinghouse in building the mount, and the company had a great deal of experience in building very large electromechanical systems like generating stations, so a huge telescope mount was definitely in their wheelhouse at the time. (Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing is now known as CBS Corporation.)
