Leaving on a Jet Train: How Don Wetzel Brought Train Travel into the Jet Age
June 21, 2012
In the summer of 1966, railroad engineer Don Wetzel bought a pair of GE jet engines from…
Tag Archives: Innovation
How Low Can You Go? GE Continues Low Dose Leadership, Joins Leading Health Systems in their Drive to Reduce CT Radiation by Half ^[1]
June 21, 2012
CT imaging has been a powerful tool in helping doctors diagnose serious ailments and injuries. CT, or…
Go Go Gadget: Robotic Crawler Rides Up 300-Foot Poles to Inspect Wind Turbine Blades
June 13, 2012
Checking machinery propped 300 feet high and buffeted by the weather can be tricky. Take wind turbines.…
Doubling Down on Growth: GE Invests $400 Million in Albany Area, Opens 1,400 Jobs, Gets New York Innovation Award
June 8, 2012
New York’s Center for Economic Growth handed out the Annual Technology Innovation Awards yesterday. It recognized GE…
Community Health Pioneer Says GE Grant Will Help Cut Primary Care Doctor Shortage
June 7, 2012
Dr. H. Jack Geiger in a cotton field near Mound Bayou, Mississippi.
When Dr. H. Jack Geiger…
This Milk Jug Passes the Smell Test: GE + Quirky Team Delivers Smart Milk Vessel
June 7, 2012
Last month, GE teamed up with the invention lab Quirky and “crowdsourced” ideas for a basic appliance…
