Edison Illuminating Company
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The Edison Illuminating Company was established by Thomas Edison on December 17, 1880, to construct electrical generating stations, initially in New York City. The company was the prototype for other
The Edison Illuminating Company sign on Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts
A sketch of the Pearl Street Station
Share of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New Brunswick, issued 26. January 1886
Henry Ford
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Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through
Edison Illuminating Company
…misreported that the Edison Illuminating Company later became General Electric; however, they were never related aside from their common founder. In 1891, Henry Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company, and was promoted to chief engineer in 1893. He left the company on August 15, 1899, to focus…
Henry Ford in 1888 (aged 25)
Henry Ford sits in his first automobile, the Quadricycle, in 1896.
Henry Ford with Thomas Edison and Harvey S. Firestone. Fort Myers, Florida, February 11, 1929.
Ford assembly line, 1913