The “lights were turned on” at the Edison Electric Light Company as it began operation on October 15, 1878. In short, the company provided financial support for Edison’s electric light experiments in ...

BOSTON, June 2.-The stockholders of the Edison Electric Light Company at their special meeting held to-day, authorized the issue of 8,686 shares of new stock in accordance with the recommendation ...

He partnered with financial backers like JP Morgan and the Vanderbilt family to fund his ventures and thus established the ...

Industrial conglomerate General Electric Co. traces its roots to 1878, when inventor Thomas Edison ... new company is headquartered in Schenectady, New York. 1900 — The trademark GE logo is ...