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The Edison electric company was founded by Thomas Edison.
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The timeline of the company General Electric (GE)
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Dynamos that convert mechanical energy to electrical energy to power neighborhoods were invented.
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Edison Genreal Electric company merges with
Thomson-Houston company to from General Electric. -
General Electric starts to manufactre the world's largest electric locmotives and transformers.
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GE medical imaging begins with the demonstration of stereoscopic Roentgen pictures a year after X-Ray was discovered.
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The first radio boadcast happens on Christmas Eve 1906. Made possible by Ernst Frederick Werener Alexandersen.
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The Refrigarator was invented.
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GE greatly helps in building the Empire State Building.
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GE develops silicone and starts the silicone business.
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GE develops the first jet engine.
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GE creates the first portable air conditioner.