American Institute of Electrical Engineers

The American Institute of Electrical Engineers ( AIEE ) was an American professional association of electrical engineers based in New York City. It was founded in the spring of 1884 and merged on 1 January 1963, the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE ) to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE).

Since 1908, the AIEE awarded the Edison Medal.

History

In the spring of 1884 a small group of electrical engineers met in New York and founded the AIEE to support their profession. In October of the same year institutions took place in Philadelphia the first technical session during the International Electrical Exhibition, the first major exhibition on the electricity in the United States, at the Franklin instead. Founding President Norvin Green was of the Western Union. As he came many of the early officials from the field of telegraphy. Thomas Edison and others came from the area of ​​electrical current, represented the new field of telephone industry while Alexander Graham Bell. With the progress of electrification of the AIEE focused increasingly on technologies for the use of electrical energy. The second area for activities there was the wired communication.

Prominent President of the AIEE were Alexander Graham Bell (1891-1892), Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1901-1902), Schuyler S. Wheeler (1905-1906), Dugald C. Jackson (1910-1911), Mihajlo Pupin (1925-1926) and Titus G. LeClair ( 1950-1951 ).

Sources and References

  • History of the IEEE (English )
  • Professional Association
  • Organization ( Electrical Engineering)
  • Organization for Standardization
  • Founded in 1884
  • Organization ( New York City )
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