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title: "General Electric Established"
year: 1892
country: "United States"
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startDate: "1892-01-01"
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# General Electric Established

> The merger of Edison and Thomson-Houston formed GE, creating the industrial giant that would dominate electrical technology for generations.

## Summary

General Electric Company (GE) was an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the state of New York and headquartered, during its final year of operation, in Boston.

## Sources

- [General Electric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric) - Wikipedia

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