2010014821-吴苗萍.pptx

General Electric Company;Founderidear;As both businesses expanded, it had become increasingly difficult for either company to produce complete electrical installations relying solely on their own patents and technologies. In 1892, the two companies combined. They called the new organization the General Electric Company. “imagination at work” is their idea. ;Early History ——Heritage of Research ; Charles Coffin, GEs first CEO, agreed and the GE Research Laboratory was born in the carriage barn in Steinmetzs back yard. Willis Whitney, a young chemistry professor from MIT who had been conducting experiments for GE, was invited to become the first director. One of the earliest projects of the new lab was to defend the companys primary asset — incandescent lighting — through innovation. In 1908, GE scientist William Coolidge invented the ductile tungsten filament that made the GE incandescent lamp significantly more durable than the original design. The invention secured GEs technological leadership in the market and epitomized the role of the GE research lab — bringing innovation to the marketplace.; Over the years, the research lab has brought many new technologies to GEs customers. Along the way, GE scientists have amassed thousands of patents, and two Nobel prizes: Irving Langmuir won the Nobel prize in Chemistry in 1932 and Ivar Giaever won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973. Today, GE Global Research consists of more than 3,000 employees working in four state-of-the-art facilities: Niskayuna, New York (a few miles from the original barn), Bangalore, India (opened in September 2000), Shanghai, China (opened in October, 2003), and Munich, Germany (opened in June, 2004). While Steinmetz and Whitney might not recognize the facilities today, they would feel very comfortable with the lab’s mission — spurring GEs growth by bringing innovative technology to t