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Charles Albert Coffin (December 31, 1844 – July 14, 1926) was an American businessman who was the co-founder and first president of General Electric corporation. Early life [ edit ]
General Electric scientist Robert N. Hall invents the solid state laser [5] 1963 Gerald L. Phillippe becomes chairman, replacing Ralph J. Cordiner: 1964 General Electric sponsors Carousel of Progress at the 1964 New York World's Fair and continues sponsorship after it is moved to Disneyland from 1967 to 1973, then to Magic Kingdom (1975–1985 ...
General Electric in Schenectady, New York, aerial view, 1896 Plan of Schenectady plant, 1896 [18] General Electric Building at 570 Lexington Avenue, New York. During 1889, Thomas Edison (1847–1931) had business interests in many electricity-related companies, including Edison Lamp Company, a lamp manufacturer in East Newark, New Jersey; Edison Machine Works, a manufacturer of dynamos and ...
Brochure for the Thomson-Houston Electric Company. The company began as the American Electric Company, founded by Elihu Thomson and Edwin Houston.In 1882, [1] Charles Albert Coffin led a group of investors—largely shoe manufacturers from Lynn, Massachusetts—in buying American Electric from investors in New Britain, Connecticut.
General Electric Research Laboratory was the first industrial research facility in the United States. Established in 1900, the lab was home to the early technological breakthroughs of General Electric and created a research and development environment that set the standard for industrial innovation for years to come. [ 3 ]
GE Aerospace was a business group of General Electric. GE Aerospace made electronics and systems for the military and aerospace industries, like radar, secure communications equipment and military and commercial satellites. The majority of the group's business was in government and military applications.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin will descend into the Royal Vault during his funeral service, lowered by an electric motor. Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, described the moment ...
Coffin was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Charles Pratt Coffin and Grace Parkman, daughter of historian Francis Parkman. [1] [2] His father was first cousin of General Electric co-founder Charles Coffin. He was educated at the St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from Harvard College in 1902. [3]