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The dramatic rise—and unimaginable fall—of America''s most iconic corporation by New York Times bestselling author and pre-eminent financial journalist William D. Cohan

No company embodied American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial power more spectacularly and more consistently than the General Electric Company. GE once developed and manufactured many of the inventions we take for granted today, nearly everything from the lightbulb to the jet engine. GE also built a cult of financial and leadership success envied across the globe and became the world’s most valuable and most admired company. But even at the height of its prestige and influence, cracks were forming in its formidable foundation.

In a masterful re-appraisal of a company that on

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      Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
      Published 15 November 2022
      ISBN-13 9780593084168
      978-0593084168
      ISBN-10 0593084160
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      Energy industries and utilities History of engineering and technology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

      The New Yorker Best Books of 2022 • Financial Times Best Books of 2022 • The Economist Best Books of 2022

      The dramatic rise—and unimaginable fall—of America''s most iconic corporation by New York Times bestselling author and pre-eminent financial journalist William D. Cohan

      No company embodied American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial power more spectacularly and more consistently than the General Electric Company. GE once developed and manufactured many of the inventions we take for granted today, nearly everything from the lightbulb to the jet engine. GE also built a cult of financial and leadership success envied across the globe and became the world’s most valuable and most admired company. But even at the height of its prestige and influence, cracks were forming in its formidable foundation.

      In a masterful re-appraisal of a company that on

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