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.
One of GE's founders, Thomas Alva Edison was 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 back in 1878.
GE's History in Indonesia
Since 1940 GE has become part of the lives of millions Indonesians with its products and services including locomotives, home appliances, lighting, and consumer finance. In the 70's GE started partnerships in technology and business with multiple Indonesian institutions, and a new era began. GE expanded its presence with the creation of PT GE Finance Indonesia, PT GE Lighting Indonesia, also joint venture companies PT Astra Sedaya Finance and PT GE Technology Indonesia which later created PT GE Nusantara Turbine Services.
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.
