Philips story begins in 1891 when Gerard Philips and his father Frederick Phillips founded the company Philips & Co in Eindhoven , Netherlands. Several years later, in 1895 , Brother Gerard , Anton Phillips, proved his talent of the great merchant , strengthening the position of the young company in the global market : Philips two years later became one of the world's largest producers of bulbs . Began in Europe Industrial Revolution triggered the creation of the first research laboratory of Philips, which opened in 1914. The company begins to present its first innovative projects in the field of radio and X-ray technology. In subsequent years, the company makes a lot of scientific discoveries , continuing to add to the list of his inventions and trying to improve people's daily lives .
