The first demonstration of television broadcast reception was at a house owned by this company. Benford’s Law is named for a longtime employee of this company. (-5[1])This company hired Ronald Reagan to host its (15[1])“Theatre” television show, (15[1])which included advertisements for its modern home appliances. Robert Nardelli became CEO of Home Depot after he lost a three-way competition to succeed the longtime CEO of this company, who popularized the (*) “Rank-and-Yank” system of firing the 10 percent of managers (10[1])deemed least productive. This company was created by a merger arranged by its future first (10[1])CEO Charles Coffin, who established a patent duopoly with Westinghouse. For 10 points, name this American conglomerate that grew out of Thomas Edison’s work on light bulbs. ■END■ (10[2])