General Electric



General Electric is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

It was founded in New York in the year 1892 by, among others; Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb.

The light bulb just happened to be one of General Electric's main products, although they provided many other products as well.

In 1919, the firm founded RCA and in 1926; NBC.

Due to legal issues, in 1932, General Electric was required to divest its control of RCA, although in 1986 it reacquired almost all assets of the company.

Subsidiaries

 * RCA


 * NBC

External Link

 * General Electric at Wikipedia