As stated previously in the Information Technology (IT) Strategy blog, the company we have chosen to analyse is General Electric, or GE for short. Although the article will give brief details on the history of GE, this blog is intended to give a more detailed history of GE for those that are interested.
In 1892, two major American companies merged to become General Electric. One of the companies was owned by Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, and the other was led by a former shoe manufacturer by the name of Charles Coffin.
In 1892, two major American companies merged to become General Electric. One of the companies was owned by Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, and the other was led by a former shoe manufacturer by the name of Charles Coffin.
As well as inventing the light bulb, Thomas Edison was interested in many different areas, something GE has benefited from. Many of the industries General Electric are involved in today are thanks to Thomas Edison. These include GE Plastics, GE Transportation, GE Appliances and of course GE Lighting.
The first GE appliances was manufactured in the 1890's and were electric fans. GE Aircraft Engines started life in 1917 when it was awarded an American goverment contract to develop Aircraft Engines and GE Plastics was created in 1930 thanks to Edisons earlier experiments on plastics for light bulbs.
Today, GE is one of the largest companies in the world with many diverse areas of business and continues to grow.
2 comments:
Your blog is great. Talking about GE Appliances, huh? There is not much I could personally say about the company. But if you need a bite of bitter experience, then go to www.pissedconsumer.com, where you will find lots of bad feedbacks about the company. Talking about consumer electronics in general, I shoul say it is too hard to find something reliable and worthy, since today cheap fakes are numerous.
Hi there, I was wondering whether the writers of this blog are still around. I am working on a project related to GE and I would be thankful if I can get some answers on the topic.
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