It is the fall of an icon, but not the end of an era.
General Electric, the largest conglomerate in Western history, is a cutting-edge industrialist.
However, the world of Edison, founder of the American flagship at the end of the 19th century, is far from disappearing.
The filament bulb developed by the famous entrepreneur is on the verge of extinction, electricity is essential, on the other hand as the most promising form of energy of the century.
There is no digital world without electrons.
Soon there will be no more cars, trains and perhaps planes without gigawatt production from nuclear, wind or solar power.
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