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通用電氣公司的歷史可追溯到托馬斯·愛(ài)迪生,他于1878年創(chuàng)立了愛(ài)迪生電燈公司。1892年,愛(ài)迪生電燈公司和湯姆森-休斯頓電氣公司合并,成立了通用電氣公司。GE是自道·瓊斯工業(yè)指數(shù)1896年設(shè)立以來(lái)唯一至今仍在指數(shù)榜上的公司。
童鞋們注意引號(hào)不寫(xiě),是英式拼寫(xiě)哦~~

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Trans-Oceanic Radio Communication 越洋無(wú)線通信公司
America
Hotpoint 熱點(diǎn)
GE 通用電氣
You watch too much TV! They produced so many other things, including electric fans, steam turbines, planes, the first electric toasters. And they even got into commercial finance, to provide loans to small utilities. Then into broadcasting, with the first-ever radio broadcast. Later, they made Trans-Oceanic Radio Communication, so that America could contact their allies overseas. They also were pioneers in electric trains that could pull heavy loads. Of course after that "Hotpoint" began. The Hotpoint range is still available. My washing machine is a Hotpoint. They were the first to produce fridges too, a design we sometimes still use today. In the 1930s they started making air conditioners, too. Did you know they invented microwaves in 1918? So long ago! That really revolutionised cooking. Nowadays everyone has one in their kitchen. From jet engines to news and information, GE can provide us with everything. What an incredible company to work for. I certainly think so. I hope I get the job.