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General Electric in Schenectady, New York, aerial view, 1896 Plan of Schenectady plant, 1896 [19] 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 ...
The General Electric Company (GEC) was a major British industrial conglomerate involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications, and engineering. It was originally founded in 1886 as G. Binswanger and Company as an electrical goods wholesaler based in London .
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 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 ]
General Electric 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
In 2020, Culp was offered a contract-extension of two years by the board of General Electric that would last until August 2024. [ 7 ] In April 2021, the Financial Times reported that Culp faced push back from two of the largest shareholder advisers on his pay package, which includes a bonus of $47 million. [ 8 ]
John L. Flannery was born in 1962 [5] in Alexandria, Virginia. [6] The son of a banking executive at FDIC Corporation, [6] he and his two older sisters lived in Alexandria until 1971, when they moved to West Hartford, Connecticut where his father became president of a small bank. [6]
General Electric Company CEO (1972–1981) Reginald H. Jones (11 July 1917 – 30 December 2003) was the chairman and CEO of General Electric from 1972 to 1981. Biography