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That year, the company merged with Edison General Electric to become General Electric (GE). [2] By 1894, the Lynn plant was known as the "river works" after its position along the Saugus River. [3] The factory was expanded in 1943 as a supercharger facility (Air Force Plant No. 29), and helped to build the first jet engine during World War II ...
The railroad added a West Lynn station at Commercial Street by 1849 to supplement the Central Square station. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] : 154 The 1853-opened Saugus Branch Railroad was acquired by the Eastern Railroad in 1855 and extended from Lynn Common to the Eastern mainline, joining it just south of West Lynn. [ 8 ]
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.
It was early December in Lynn, Mass., and Katahira-san, GE’s star ambassador of lean manufacturing, was performing a teach-in. ... invited Culp to lunch in Boston. “I told Larry, ‘Come on, I ...
Classic Beef Stroganoff. A nod to tradition, with a tip of the hat to the ’80s love of decadent meals, beef Stroganoff seemed destined for popularity.
GE and competitor Rolls-Royce were selected by Boeing to power its new 787. GE Aviation's offering is the GEnx, a development of the GE90. The engine was also the exclusive power plant on the Boeing 747-8. The Lynn facility continues to assemble jet engines for the United States Department of Defense, subsidiary services, and commercial operators.
In 1883, he was approached by another Lynn businessman, Silas A. Barton, to bring to town a struggling electric company from New Britain, Connecticut, finance it and lead it. [2] With the engineering work of Elihu Thomson and Edwin J. Houston , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Coffin was able to build up the company, renamed Thomson-Houston Electric Company , to be ...
The man who authorities say tried to carry out a mass shooting in Yellowstone National Park last year spewed racist views months before his attempted attack, prosecutors said in court documents ...