The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) was a British professional organisation of
electronics
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,
electrical
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,
manufacturing
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, and
Information Technology
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professionals, especially
electrical engineer
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s. It began in 1871 as the Society of Telegraph Engineers. In 2006, it changed its name to the
Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871, and ...
(IET).
Notable
past presidents have included
Lord Kelvin (1889), Sir
Joseph Swan (1898) and
Sebastian de Ferranti
Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani de Ferranti (9 April 1864 – 13 January 1930) was a British electrical engineer and inventor.
Personal life
Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti was born in Liverpool, England. His Italian father, Cesare, was a ...
(1910–11). Notable chairmen include
John M. M. Munro (1910–11).
History
The IEE was founded in 1871 as the Society of Telegraph Engineers, changed its name in 1880 to the Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians and changed to the Institution of Electrical Engineers in 1888. It was Incorporated by a
Royal Charter
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in 1921.
In 1988 the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) merged with the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (IERE), originally the
British Institution of Radio Engineers
The Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (IERE) was a professional organization for radio engineers. It was originally established in 1925 as the Institute of Wireless Technology. It renamed itself British Institution of Radio Engineer ...
(Brit IRE) founded in 1925.
By the mid-2000s, the IEE was the largest professional
engineering
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society in
Europe
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, with a worldwide membership of around 120,000.
Discussions about a merger with the
Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) under a new name started in 2004, and following membership voting, the IEE merged with the IIE on 31 March 2006 to form the
Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871, and ...
(IET).
Wiring Regulations
The IEE was the publisher of the
British Standard
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for
Electrical wiring in the United Kingdom,
BS 7671. This is now published by the IET.
See also
*
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...
*
Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871, and ...
*
List of presidents of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
* ''
Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers''
*
Charles Babbage Premium
References
External links
Institution of Engineering and TechnologyEngineering Council UKIET Digital LibraryIET Publishing
1871 establishments in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1871
Organizations disestablished in 2006
Defunct professional associations based in the United Kingdom
Electrical engineering organizations
Engineering societies based in the United Kingdom
Learned societies of the United Kingdom
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