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. This company hired Ronald Reagan to host its “Theatre” television show, 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 deemed least productive. This company was created by a merger arranged by its future first 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[1])