GE History
GE was founded in 1892 with the merger of two businesses, Edison General Electric Company, (founded by Thomas Edison) and The Thomas-Houston Company. (www.ge.com). Today many of Edison's initial businesses are still in full swing at General Electric. GE offers a full line of products to the public. The businesses that go under the General Electric umbrella is: Commercial Finance, Consumer Finance, Consumer & Industrial (Appliances and Lighting) Energy, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Insurance, Transportation (Aircraft and Railway) and NBC. (www.ge.com) GE continues to…