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同样，美国通用电气公司也非常重视科研工作，而且已有悠久的历史。从公司成立后的第二年，就有一位德国青年数学家斯坦梅兹搞科研工作，1900年即成立实验室。据1970年《美国工业研究所》报道，该公司共有207个研究部门，其中包括一个研究与发展中心，206个产品研究部门。共有科研人员17，200余人，占公司职工总人数的4%。

1973年通用电气公司共有31，000名获得技术学位的专业人员，其中半数以上从事研究与发展工作。1972年，公司科研总费用超过8亿美元，其中3亿美元由本公司承担，5亿美元主要用于和美国政府订立合同的研究与发展工作上。

通用电气公司的科研工作分为基础理论和应用研究两个方面。它的研究与发展中心从事于这两方面的工作，而着重于基础理论研究，为全公司服务，同时对各行业共性的一些课题进行联合研究。这个研究与发展中心的前身是该公司在1900年成立的一个实验室，也是美国从事基础研究的第一家工业实验室。它的创始人是美国麻省理工学院的一位青年化学家怀特纳和通用电气公司的两名技术人员。这个实验室的早期研究工作主要是在电灯泡、X射线管、闸流管及有关的化学、冶金方面进行基础研究。在两次世界大战中，这个研究实验室研究战争中使用的通讯和雷达装置。第二次世界大战末期，研究实验室的研究人员扩充到600多人。1968年，这个研究实验室正式命名为研究与发展中心，到1973年共有工作人员17，000人，其中325人是物理学博士。由公司的一名副总经理兼任研究与发展中心的主任。这个研究与发展中心下面设两个研究部：即材料学与工程部（分四个研究室）以及物理科学与工程部（分5个研究室）。此外有3个行政管理部即

（1）研究应用部，下设对外联络、计划分析、人事研究、情报研究等四个科室，负责将研究成果迅速推广到公司的各个生产部门，并在通用电气公司以外建立广泛的技术联系；

（2）研究管理部，负责管理实验工厂及服务站，领导财会科、设备科和福利科；

（3）法律顾问部，由11人组成，负责对专利的审议，发明的评价和专利应用方面的法律事务。此外，公司的206个产品研究部门则一般设在产品生产厂附近，研究人员大致在几十人到数百人之间，重点放在应用研究方面。

Similarly, General Electric Company of the United States also attaches great importance to scientific research work and has a long history. In the second year after the establishment of the company, a young German mathematician named Stanmez engaged in scientific research and established a laboratory in 1900. According to a report by the American Institute of Industrial Research in 1970, the company has a total of 207 research departments, including a research and development center and 206 product research departments. There are over 17200 scientific researchers, accounting for 4% of the total number of employees in the company.

In 1973, General Electric Company had a total of 31000 professionals with technical degrees, of which more than half were engaged in research and development work. In 1972, the total scientific research expenses of the company exceeded 800 million US dollars, of which 300 million US dollars were borne by the company, and 500 million US dollars were mainly used for research and development work contracted with the US government.

The research work of General Electric Company is divided into two aspects: basic theory and applied research. Its research and development center is engaged in both areas of work, with a focus on basic theoretical research, serving the entire company, and conducting joint research on common topics across various industries. The predecessor of this research and development center was a laboratory established by the company in 1900, and it was also the first industrial laboratory in the United States to engage in basic research. Its founders were a young chemist named Whitener from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States and two technical personnel from General Electric Company. The early research work of this laboratory mainly focused on basic research in light bulbs, X-ray tubes, thyristors, and related chemical and metallurgical aspects. During the two world wars, this research laboratory studied communication and radar devices used in warfare. At the end of World War II, the research laboratory expanded to over 600 researchers. In 1968, this research laboratory was officially named the Research and Development Center, and by 1973, it had 17000 staff members, of which 325 were PhD students in physics. A deputy general manager of the company concurrently serves as the director of the research and development center. This research and development center consists of two research departments: the Materials Science and Engineering Department (divided into four research rooms) and the Physical Science and Engineering Department (divided into five research rooms). In addition, there are three administrative departments, namely

(1) The Research and Application Department consists of four departments: external liaison, plan analysis, personnel research, and intelligence research. It is responsible for quickly promoting research results to various production departments of the company and establishing extensive technical contacts outside of General Electric Company;

(2) The research management department is responsible for managing the experimental factory and service station, leading the finance and accounting department, equipment department, and welfare department;

(3) The Legal Advisory Department, consisting of 11 people, is responsible for patent review, invention evaluation, and legal affairs related to patent applications. In addition, the company's 206 product research departments are generally located near the product production plant, with researchers ranging from tens to hundreds, with a focus on applied research.