西门子公司

西门子公司(Siemens AG)

德国电气设备制造商。第一代西门子公司西门子-哈尔斯克商行於1847年成立於柏林，生产电报设备。在维尔纳.西门子（1816～1892）及其三个兄弟（包括威廉.西门子）的领导下，该公司扩大起来，生产发电机、电缆、电话、电力以及电灯。1903年西门子-哈尔斯克商行将电力工程方面的活动转让给了新的西门子-舒克特公司。1932年成立了西门子-赖尼格公司来生产医疗设备。在第三帝国时期，这几家公司都得到了很大的发展；第二次世界大战後，西门子的官员们被控使用奴工，并参与奥斯威辛和布痕瓦尔德集中营的建设和运作。1950年代西门子公司再度繁荣起来，到1966年合并组成西门子公司（由前面的三家西门子公司合并而成），进入世界上最大的电器供应商之列。西门子的产品包括电气元器件、电脑系统、微波器件以及医疗设备等。

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Siemens AG

German electrical-equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. Under Werner Siemens (1816-1892) and his three brothers (including William Siemens), it expanded to produce dynamos, cables, telephones, electric power, and electric lighting. In 1903 Siemens & Halske transferred its power-engineering activities to the new Siemens-Schuckertwerke GmbH, and in 1932 Siemens-Reiniger-Werke AG was established to produce medical equipment. The companies expanded greatly during the Third Reich; after World War II, Siemens officials were charged with using slave labor and participating in the construction and operation of the Auschwitz and Buchenwald camps. The Siemens companies flourished again in the 1950s, and by the 1966, when they merged to form Siemens AG (formed in 1966 by the merger of the three Siemens companies), were among the world's largest electrical suppliers. Siemens products include electrical components, computer systems, microwave devices, and medical equipment.