At GE we ask, “Why predict the future when you can create it?” From our earliest days, our company has used the tools of research, combined with a little inspiration, to create the world of tomorrow. The legacy of GE’s ingenuity offers a rich history we are proud to share with the world.
GE's History in Australia
In Australia, GE involvement dates back to 1902 when it installed one of its electric motors in Sydney to open the Pyrmont Bridge over Darling Harbour. Today GE Australia and New Zealand employs around 4,800 people and operates through four business segments servicing an array of diverse markets and customers.
Thomas Edison is heralded for his genius as
an inventor. Less known is his brilliance as a
business pioneer. By aligning multiple
businesses to bring innovation to the
marketplace, he laid the path for today's GE.
Learn more about the inspiration - and the
perspiration - of the man who started it all.
It began in a small barn in the year 1900.
Thousands of patents and even two Nobel prizes
later, the GE Global Research lab has continued
to bring new technologies to our lives. Read
about the first GE research lab and how it
evolved into a worldwide entity.
