Examples of use of English Electric
1. In 1'46, English Electric took over Marconi‘s firm and it became part of the General Electric Company industrial giant in 1'68 when English Electric merged with GEC.
2. But his startling originality as an engineer had shown itself much earlier, at English Electric in the 1'40s and 1'50s.
3. In 1'50 (by which time Petter had left English Electric) a research aircraft, the Short SB5, was built, and trials with it totally vindicated Petters concept.
4. Page worked on the Canberra under Petter and, after succeeding him as chief engineer at English Electric in 1'50, took the aircraft through all its modifications.
5. Weinstock bought companies such as AEI, owners of domestic appliance maker Hotpoint, merged with English Electric and set up joint ventures with Siemens, GE and Alsthom.