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.
With regional activities since 1930s,
GE’s presence today comprises an exciting
array of established projects across the region
via strategic partnerships, investments, and
solutions, with a focus on infrastructure
development and major challenges such as cleaner
energy and water scarcity.
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.
