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1912. General Electric begins using phenolic resins to mold plastic parts [5] 1913. Charles A. Coffin becomes the first Chairman of General Electric. 1913. Edwin Rice becomes President, replacing Charles A. Coffin. 1917. General Electric acquires synchronous electric clock manufacturer Telechron. 1918.
GE was a major provider of computer time-sharing services through General Electric Information Services (GEIS, now GXS), offering online computing services that included GEnie. In 2000, when United Technologies Corp. planned to buy Honeywell, GE made a counter-offer that was approved by Honeywell. [55]
Jack Welch. John Francis Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American business executive, chemical engineer, and writer. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) between 1981 and 2001.
Designated NHL. May 15, 1975 [1] General Electric Research Laboratory was the first industrial research facility in the United States. Established in 1900, the lab was home to the early technological breakthroughs of General Electric and created a research and development environment that set the standard for industrial innovation for years to ...
Germanium ( 32 Ge) has five naturally occurring isotopes, 70 Ge, 72 Ge, 73 Ge, 74 Ge, and 76 Ge. Of these, 76 Ge is very slightly radioactive, decaying by double beta decay with a half-life of 1.78 × 10 21 years [4] (130 billion times the age of the universe ). Stable 74 Ge is the most common isotope, having a natural abundance of ...
Nick Adams and Elinor Donahue in episode "A Voice on the Phone" (1961). Groucho Marx and Brooke Hayward in "The Hold Out" (1961) General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric 's Department of Public Relations.
When GE sponsored a television program, the ad agency used a number of “We Bring Good Things to Life” commercials, each telling the GE story in a different way. Aside from promoting products and services, GE commercials and print ads began to project a new corporate image, stressing how the company's products and services had enhanced ...
Designated NYCL. July 9, 1985. The General Electric Building, also known as 570 Lexington Avenue, is a skyscraper at the southwestern corner of Lexington Avenue and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The building, designed by Cross & Cross and completed in 1931, was known as the RCA Victor Building during its construction.