Philips - Tech Innovator and Inventor
The company was founded in 1891 by Gerard Philips, a maternal cousin of Karl Marx, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Its first products were light bulbs 'and other electrotechnical equipment'. Its first factory remains as a museum.
60W Replacement Competition
Philips Lighting North America won the first L Prize, and the race to be first across the finish line inspired a global R&D team and a new technology platform.
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