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How GE Turned to Comic Books to Hook Young Engineering Talent

December 19, 2011

It’s become a vexing cliché to bemoan the lack of student interest in science, technology, engineering, and…



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We Told You So: Back to the Future with Recently Unearthed GE Prediction Video from 1954

December 5, 2011

Would you like to know the future? Just ask GE.
Consider a film found in GE archives,…



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“Lambent Splendor:” GE Innovation Has Illuminated Christmas for 130 Years

December 2, 2011

Last week we looked at how GE’s maverick engineers invented the electric carving knife in the early…



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Born in the Swingin’ 70s, GE Aviation’s Workhorse CF6 Jet Engine Celebrates 40 Years in Service

August 30, 2011

GE Aviation’s CF6, its first commercially successful jet engine, celebrated 40 years in service on August 5.…



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GE’s World War II Era “Copper Man” Gets His Due

August 19, 2011

We’ve featured some of GE’s fantastic and futuristic creations from the past, from the original “Iron Man”…



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Hear One of the Earliest Recordings Ever Made: Edison’s Talking Doll Update

August 12, 2011

The sound is scratchy, as though someone had added an “old-timey” effect to a modern recording, using…