# Canonical recap data for General Electric Established (1892)
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slug: general-electric-founded
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1892/general-electric-founded"
title: General Electric Established
subtitle: The merger of Edison and Thomson-Houston formed GE, creating the industrial giant that would dominate electrical technology for generations.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1892-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1892
decade: 1890
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: 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.
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/GE_Schenectady.JPG/1280px-GE_Schenectady.JPG"
heroImageCredit: UpstateNYer · via Wikipedia
importance: 82
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric"
  title: General Electric
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: General Electric Company (GE) was an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the state of New York and headquartered, during its fi
wikidataQid: Q54173
translations:
es:
summaryShort: General Electric Company (GE) fue un conglomerado multinacional estadounidense fundado en 1892, constituido en el estado de Nueva York y con sede, durante su último año de operación, en Boston.
summaryLong: General Electric Company (GE) fue un conglomerado multinacional estadounidense fundado en 1892, constituido en el estado de Nueva York y con sede, durante su último año de operación, en Boston.
generatedAt: "2026-06-30T00:29:45.761Z"
fr:
summaryShort: General Electric Company (GE) était un conglomérat multinational américain fondé en 1892, constitué en société dans l'État de New York et basé, durant sa dernière année d'exploitation, à Boston.
summaryLong: General Electric Company (GE) était un conglomérat multinational américain fondé en 1892, constitué en société dans l'État de New York et basé, durant sa dernière année d'exploitation, à Boston.
generatedAt: "2026-06-30T00:29:46.888Z"
de:
summaryShort: General Electric Company (GE) war ein amerikanischer multinationaler Konzern, der 1892 gegründet, im Staat New York eingetragen und während seines letzten Betriebsjahres in Boston ansässig war.
summaryLong: General Electric Company (GE) war ein amerikanischer multinationaler Konzern, der 1892 gegründet, im Staat New York eingetragen und während seines letzten Betriebsjahres in Boston ansässig war.
generatedAt: "2026-06-30T00:29:47.931Z"
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628185533/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-28
  label: General Electric
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric"
