General_Electric

context: It has been said that GE got into computer manufacturing because in the 1950s they were the largest user of computers outside the United States federal government, aside from being the first business in the world to own a computer. Its major appliance manufacturing plant "Appliance Park" was the first non-governmental site to host one. However, in 1970, GE sold its computer division to Honeywell, exiting the computer manufacturing industry, though it retained its timesharing operations for some years afterwards. GE was a major provider of computer timesharing services, through General Electric Information Services (GEIS, now GXS), offering online computing services that included GEnie.
qas: answers: text: 1950s
question: During which decade did GE start manufacuring computers?

answers: text: Appliance Park
question: What was the name of GE's major appliance manufacturing plant?

answers: text: 1970
question: In what year did GE sell its computer division to Honeywell?

answers: text: GXS
question: What division of GE provides computer timesharing services?

answers: text: GE
question: What was the name of first business in the world to own a computer?

context: During 1889, Thomas Edison had business interests in many electricity-related companies: Edison Lamp Company, a lamp manufacturer in East Newark, New Jersey; Edison Machine Works, a manufacturer of dynamos and large electric motors in Schenectady, New York; Bergmann & Company, a manufacturer of electric lighting fixtures, sockets, and other electric lighting devices; and Edison Electric Light Company, the patent-holding company and the financial arm backed by J.P. Morgan and the Vanderbilt family for Edison's lighting experiments. In 1889, Drexel, Morgan & Co., a company founded by J.P. Morgan and Anthony J. Drexel, financed Edison's research and helped merge those companies under one corporation to form Edison General Electric Company which was incorporated in New York on April 24, 1889. The new company also acquired Sprague Electric Railway & Motor Company in the same year.
qas: answers: text: Edison Lamp Company
question: What was the name of the lamp manufacturer in East Newark which Thomas Edison an interest in?

answers: text: Schenectady, New York
question: Where was Edison Machine Works located?

answers: text: J.P. Morgan and the Vanderbilt family
question: Who provided financial backing for the Edison Lighting Company?

answers: text: 1889
question: In what year did Drexel, Morgan & Co. begin to finance Edison's research and form Edison General Electric Company?

answers: text: Edison Electric Light Company
question: What was the name of the company that held the patents from Edison's research?

context: Since over half of GE's revenue is derived from financial services, it is arguably a financial company with a manufacturing arm. It is also one of the largest lenders in countries other than the United States, such as Japan. Even though the first wave of conglomerates (such as ITT Corporation, Ling-Temco-Vought, Tenneco, etc.) fell by the wayside by the mid-1980s, in the late 1990s, another wave (consisting of Westinghouse, Tyco, and others) tried and failed to emulate GE's success.[citation needed]
qas: answers: text: financial services
question: What is the business source of the majority of GE's revenues?

answers: text: Ling-Temco-Vought, Tenneco
question: Besides ITT Corporation, which two companies tried to emulate GE, but failed by the mid-1980's?

answers: text: over half
question: How much of GE's revenues is derived from the financial services it provides?

answers: text: Japan
question: In what other country besides the US does GE provide lending services?

context: The changes included a new corporate color palette, small modifications to the GE logo, a new customized font (GE Inspira) and a new slogan, "Imagination at work", composed by David Lucas, to replace the slogan "We Bring Good Things to Life" used since 1979. The standard requires many headlines to be lowercased and adds visual "white space" to documents and advertising. The changes were designed by Wolff Olins and are used on GE's marketing, literature and website. In 2014, a second typeface family was introduced: GE Sans and Serif by Bold Monday created under art direction by Wolff Olins.
qas: answers: text: David Lucas
question: Who composed GE's slogan "Imagination at work?"?

answers: text: We Bring Good Things to Life
question: What was GE's slogan prior to "Imagination at work?"

answers: text: 1979
question: In what year was the slogan "We Bring Good Things to Life" first used?

answers: text: Wolff Olins
question: Which company designed the standard format for GE's marketing literature and website?

answers: text: GE Sans and Serif by Bold Monday
question: What is the name of the typeface family created for GE in 2014?

context: GE has a history of some of its activities giving rise to large-scale air and water pollution. Based on year 2000 data, researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute listed the corporation as the fourth-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, with more than 4.4 million pounds per year (2,000 tons) of toxic chemicals released into the air. GE has also been implicated in the creation of toxic waste. According to EPA documents, only the United States Government, Honeywell, and Chevron Corporation are responsible for producing more Superfund toxic waste sites.
qas: answers: text: fourth-largest
question: Based on year 2000 data, where is GE ranked among the largest corporate producers of air pollution in the US?

answers: text: 2,000
question: How many tons of toxic chemicals does GE release into the atmosphere each year?

answers: text: EPA
question: According to which government agency is GE a leading producer of Superfund toxic waste sites?

answers: text: Honeywell, and Chevron Corporation
question: Which two commercial businesses produce more Superfund toxic waste sites than GE?

answers: text: Political Economy Research Institute
question: Which organization identified GE as the fourth largest corporate producer of air pollution in the US?

context: At about the same time, Charles Coffin, leading the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, acquired a number of competitors and gained access to their key patents. General Electric was formed through the 1892 merger of Edison General Electric Company of Schenectady, New York, and Thomson-Houston Electric Company of Lynn, Massachusetts, with the support of Drexel, Morgan & Co. Both plants continue to operate under the GE banner to this day. The company was incorporated in New York, with the Schenectady plant used as headquarters for many years thereafter. Around the same time, General Electric's Canadian counterpart, Canadian General Electric, was formed.
qas: answers: text: 1892
question: In what year was General Electric formed?

answers: text: New York
question: In which US state was GE incorporated?

answers: text: Schenectady
question: Which city was the home of GE's first headquarters?

answers: text: Charles Coffin
question: Who led the Thomson-Houston Electric Company when GE was formed?

answers: text: Lynn, Massachusetts
question: Where was the Thomson-Houston Electric Company based?

context: From circa 1932 until 1977, General Electric polluted the Housatonic River with PCBs discharges from the General Electric plant at Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260, made by Monsanto was the primary contaminant of the pollution. The highest concentrations of PCBs in the Housatonic River are found in Woods Pond in Lenox, Massachusetts, just south of Pittsfield, where they have been measured up to 110 mg/kg in the sediment. About 50% of all the PCBs currently in the river are estimated to be retained in the sediment behind Woods Pond dam. This is estimated to be about 11,000 pounds of PCBs. Former filled oxbows are also polluted. Waterfowl and fish who live in and around the river contain significant levels of PCBs and can present health risks if consumed.
qas: answers: text: Housatonic River
question: Which river did GE pollute with PCBs from its plant in Pittsfield, MA?

answers: text: 11,000
question: How many pounds of PCBs are estimated to be retained in the sediment behind Woods Pond dam?

answers: text: 110 mg/kg
question: How high have the levels of PCBs in the sediments behind Woods Pond dam been measured at?

answers: text: Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260
question: What were the primary contaminants contained in the pollution discharged into the Housatonic River?

answers: text: Monsanto
question: Which company produced the Aroctor 1254 and Aroctor 1260?

context: GE (General Electric) Energy's renewable energy business has expanded greatly, to keep up with growing U.S. and global demand for clean energy. Since entering the renewable energy industry in 2002, GE has invested more than $850 million in renewable energy commercialization. In August 2008 it acquired Kelman Ltd, a Northern Ireland company specializing in advanced monitoring and diagnostics technologies for transformers used in renewable energy generation, and announced an expansion of its business in Northern Ireland in May 2010. In 2009, GE's renewable energy initiatives, which include solar power, wind power and GE Jenbacher gas engines using renewable and non-renewable methane-based gases, employ more than 4,900 people globally and have created more than 10,000 supporting jobs.
qas: answers: text: 2002
question: In what year did GE enter the renewable energy industry?

answers: text: more than $850 million
question: How much money has GE invested in renewable energy commercialization?

answers: text: 2008
question: In what year did GE acquire Kelman Ltd.?

answers: text: more than 4,900
question: As of 2009, how many people did GE employ in its renewable energy initiatives?

answers: text: May 2010
question: When did GE announce an expansion of its business in Northern Ireland?

context: In May 2005, GE announced the launch of a program called "Ecomagination," intended, in the words of CEO Jeff Immelt "to develop tomorrow's solutions such as solar energy, hybrid locomotives, fuel cells, lower-emission aircraft engines, lighter and stronger durable materials, efficient lighting, and water purification technology". The announcement prompted an op-ed piece in The New York Times to observe that, "while General Electric's increased emphasis on clean technology will probably result in improved products and benefit its bottom line, Mr. Immelt's credibility as a spokesman on national environmental policy is fatally flawed because of his company's intransigence in cleaning up its own toxic legacy."
qas: answers: text: May 2005
question: When did GE announce its Ecoimagination program?

answers: text: Jeff Immelt
question: Who was the CEO of GE when it announced its Ecoimagination program?

answers: text: water purification technology
question: What type of technology related to water was to be developed under the Ecoimagination program?

answers: text: The New York Times
question: Which newspaper printed an op-ed piece that questioned Immelt's credibility as a spokesman on environmental policy?

answers: text: hybrid
question: What type of locomotive technology was to be developed by GE under its Ecoimagination program?

context: GE's history of working with turbines in the power-generation field gave them the engineering know-how to move into the new field of aircraft turbosuperchargers.[citation needed] Led by Sanford Alexander Moss, GE introduced the first superchargers during World War I, and continued to develop them during the Interwar period. Superchargers became indispensable in the years immediately prior to World War II, and GE was the world leader in exhaust-driven supercharging when the war started. This experience, in turn, made GE a natural selection to develop the Whittle W.1 jet engine that was demonstrated in the United States in 1941. GE ranked ninth among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts. Although their early work with Whittle's designs was later handed to Allison Engine Company, GE Aviation emerged as one of the world's largest engine manufacturers, second only to the British company, Rolls-Royce plc.
qas: answers: text: Sanford Alexander Moss
question: Who led GE's effort to build the first turbosupercharges during World War I?

answers: text: Whittle W.1
question: Which jet engine did GE introduce in 1941?

answers: text: ninth
question: What was GE's rank among US corporations in the value of wartime production contracts during World War II?

answers: text: Allison Engine Company
question: To which company did GE hand off their work on Whittle's jet engines?

answers: text: Rolls-Royce plc
question: Which company is ranked as the largest engine manufacturer in the world?

context: General Electric heavily contaminated the Hudson River with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) between 1947-77. This pollution caused a range of harmful effects to wildlife and people who eat fish from the river or drink the water. In response to this contamination, activists protested in various ways. Musician Pete Seeger founded the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and the Clearwater Festival to draw attention to the problem. The activism led to the site being designated by the EPA as one of the superfund sites requiring extensive cleanup. Other sources of pollution, including mercury contamination and sewage dumping, have also contributed to problems in the Hudson River watershed.
qas: answers: text: 1947-77
question: In what time period did GE pollute the Hudson River with PCBs?

answers: text: Pete Seeger
question: Who founded the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and the Clearwater Festival to bring attention to the pollution caused by GE?

answers: text: polychlorinated biphenyls
question: What does PCB stand for?

answers: text: superfund
question: What designation did the EPA give to the site of GE's Hudson River pollution

answers: text: mercury contamination and sewage dumping
question: What other types of pollution have contaminated the Hudson River watershed?

context: GE has said that it will invest $1.4 billion in clean technology research and development in 2008 as part of its Ecomagination initiative. As of October 2008, the scheme had resulted in 70 green products being brought to market, ranging from halogen lamps to biogas engines. In 2007, GE raised the annual revenue target for its Ecomagination initiative from $20 billion in 2010 to $25 billion following positive market response to its new product lines. In 2010, GE continued to raise its investment by adding $10 billion into Ecomagination over the next five years.
qas: answers: text: $1.4 billion
question: How much money has GE said it will invest in 2008 for clean technology R&D?

answers: text: 70
question: How many green products did GE bring to market via its Ecoimagination program as of October 2008?

answers: text: biogas
question: What type of engine did GE bring to market as part of its Ecoimagination project?

answers: text: halogen
question: What type of lamp was introduced by GE as part of its Ecoimagination initiative?

answers: text: $25 billion
question: What was GE's new revenue target for its Ecoimagination program in 2010?

context: Short Films, Big Ideas was launched at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival in partnership with cinelan. Stories included breakthroughs in Slingshot (water vapor distillation system), cancer research, energy production, pain management and food access. Each of the 30 films received world premiere screenings at a major international film festival, including the Sundance Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. The winning amateur director film, The Cyborg Foundation, was awarded a US$100,000 prize at the 2013 at Sundance Film Festival.[citation needed] According to GE, the campaign garnered more than 1.5 billion total media impressions, 14 million online views, and was seen in 156 countries.[citation needed]
qas: answers: text: Short Films, Big Ideas
question: What was the name of the project introduced by GE at the 2011 Toronto International Fils Festival?

answers: text: cinelan
question: Which company was GE's partner in the Short Fils, Big Ideas project?

answers: text: water vapor distillation
question: What type of system is Sligshot?

answers: text: US$100,000
question: What prize was awarded to the winning amateur dirctor film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival?

answers: text: 14 million
question: How many online views did the Short Films, Big Ideas campaign generate?

context: In April 2014, it was announced that GE was in talks to acquire the global power division of French engineering group Alstom for a figure of around $13 billion. A rival joint bid was submitted in June 2014 by Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) with Siemens seeking to acquire Alstom's gas turbine business for €3.9 billion, and MHI proposing a joint venture in steam turbines, plus a €3.1 billion cash investment. In June 2014 a formal offer From GE worth $17 billion was agreed by the Alstom board. Part of the transaction involved the French government taking a 20% stake in Alstom to help secure France's energy and transport interests, and French jobs. A rival offer from Siemens-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was rejected. The acquisition was expected to be completed in 2015.
qas: answers: text: April 2014
question: When did GE announce it was in talks to acquire the French engineering group Alstom?

answers: text: $17 billion
question: What was the final acquisition price paid by GE for Alstom?

answers: text: 20%
question: How big was the stake in Alstom taken by the French government as part of the acquisition deal?

answers: text: June 2014
question: When was GE's acquisition of Alstom agreed to by Alstom's board?

answers: text: Siemens-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
question: From which company did the Alstom board reject a rival acquisition proposal?

context: GE is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. Its main offices are located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza at Rockefeller Center in New York City, known now as the Comcast Building. It was formerly known as the GE Building for the prominent GE logo on the roof; NBC's headquarters and main studios are also located in the building. Through its RCA subsidiary, it has been associated with the center since its construction in the 1930s. GE moved its corporate headquarters from the GE Building on Lexington Avenue to Fairfield in 1974.
qas: answers: text: Fairfield, Connecticut
question: Where is GE's headquarters located?

answers: text: Lexington Avenue
question: On what street in New York was GE headquartered before moving to Fairfield?

answers: text: 1974
question: In what year did GE move its headquarters to Fairfield?

answers: text: NBC
question: Which television broadcast company is located in the same building as GE's main offices in New York City?

answers: text: 30 Rockefeller Plaza at Rockefeller Center
question: What was the former name of the Comcast Building, location of GE's main offices?

context: In 1983, New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York to compel GE to pay for the cleanup of what was claimed to be more than 100,000 tons of chemicals dumped from their plant in Waterford, New York. In 1999, the company agreed to pay a $250 million settlement in connection with claims it polluted the Housatonic River (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) and other sites with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other hazardous substances.
qas: answers: text: Robert Abrams
question: Which New York State Attorney General filed suit in US District Court to force GE to pay for the cleanup of chemicals dumped by their plant in Waterford, NY?

answers: text: $250 million
question: How much did GE agree to pay in claims for the pollution it caused in the Housatonic River and other sites?

answers: text: more than 100,000
question: How many tons of PCBs were claimed to have been dumped by GE's Waterford Plant in the 1983 lawsuit?

answers: text: 1999
question: In which year was a settlement reached regarding GE's pollution of the Housatonic River?

answers: text: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
question: What was the location of the pollution caused by GE in the Housatonic River?