The General Electric Company, also known as GE, was formed by the merger of Thomas Edison's company, Edison General Electric, and Thomson-Houston Company in 1892.  Forbes ranked GE as the world's largest company in 2009, with over 300,000 employees.  GE is a multinational conglomerate with businesses that include aviation, electrical power, entertainment, finance, lighting, medical equipment, locomotives, television, movies and wind turbines.  A brief history of GE appliance developments is listed below:

1907   Full line of GE heating and cooking appliances

1925   Hermetically sealed refrigerator

1927   GE Monitor Top all steel refrigerator

1928   Calrod electric range

1930   Room air conditioner

1935   GE Disposall garbage disposal

1936   Front loading dishwasher

1947   Automatic clothes washer

1947   Two-door refrigerator/freezer combination

1949   Heat pump models

1954   Washer/dryer combination unit

1955   GE Filter-Flo washer lint remover

1956   GE T-93 Toast-R-Oven

1956   Automatic dryer shut off

1957   Steam/dry iron

1958   Electric can opener

1961   Automatic toothbrush

1962   Small load washing system

1963   GE P-7 self-cleaning oven

1969   Refrigerator through-the-door ice & water

1971   GE Carry-Cool portable room air conditioner

1977   Computerized cooking control

1978   GE SpaceMaker over range microwave oven

1987   GE Monogram custom built-in appliances

1994   GE Profile 30 cu. ft. side-by-side refrigerator

1995   GE Profile largest capacity washer

1996   Largest built-in refrigerator

1997   GE SmartWater appliance water softening and filtration

1999   GE Advantium speedcook oven

1999   GE Triton quietest dishwasher

2000   GE Profile Arctica speed chilling & thawing refrigerator

2003   GE Profile Trivection combination thermal, convection & microwave oven

2005   GE Monogram Wine Vault

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