General Electric was an American industrial conglomerate and one of the most influential corporations of the twentieth century, formed in 1892 through the merger of Thomas Edison's Edison General Electric Company with the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, a consolidation arranged by the financier J. P. Morgan. Over its history the company built businesses in electric power, lighting, aviation, medical imaging, appliances and finance, and for decades owned the NBC television network, before selling off many of its divisions in the years following the Great Recession.
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Company TypeIndustrial and technology conglomerate (dissolved 2024, split into GE Aerospace, GE HealthCare and GE Vernova) 1 Founded Year HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, U.S. (final headquarters; earlier Fairfield, Connecticut and Schenectady, New York) 1 Connections
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General Electric Company (GE) was an American multinational conglomerate. It played a role in the development of electric power, electric light, home appliances, aviation, and medical imaging.
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One Financial Center, the final headquarters of General Electric in Boston, Massachusetts
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GE was established in 1892 through the merger of Thomas Edison's Edison General Electric Company and the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, a consolidation conceived and orchestrated by financier J. P. Morgan.
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