Inventing Madness

The Formation of General Electric Corporation

"J. P. Morgan, perhaps one of the most famous financiers, brought together my electric companies, and, in 1892, the General Electric Corporation was formed. I had run four thousand feet of wiring through Morgan's house to create the first-ever residence to be lit with electricity. This show-home sold electricity to the elite, and then, with power stations, the masses were connected. My power grid became the model for how electricity is transmitted in the United States."

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