AEG (German company)

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AEG (Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft lit. "General Electricity Company") was a German electrical equipment manufacturer founded in 1883 by Emil Rathenau in Berlin. While the company is officially defunct as of 1996, the brand is currently owned (since 2005) and used by Swedish company Electrolux, which also licenses it to various brand partners. The company's initial focus was driven by electrical lighting, as in 1881, Rathenau had acquired the rights to the electric light bulb at the International Exposition of Electricity in Paris. Using small power stations, his company introduced electrical lighting to cafés, restaurants, and theaters, despite the high costs and limitations. By the end of the 19th century, AEG had constructed 248 power stations, providing a total of 210,000 hp of electricity for lighting, tramways, and household devices. During the Second World War, AEG worked with the Nazi Party and benefited from forced labor in Nazi concentration camps. After the war, its headquarters...

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