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The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) was a British professional organisation of
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 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 (Brit IRE) founded in 1925.
By the mid-2000s, the IEE was the largest professional
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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
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
s. It began in 1871 as the Society of Telegraph Engineers. In 2006, it merged with the Institution of Incorporated Engineers and the new organisation is Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Notable past presidents have included Lord Kelvin (1889), Sir Joseph Swan (1898) and Sebastian de Ferranti (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 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 (Brit IRE) founded in 1925.
By the mid-2000s, the IEE was the largest professional engineering
Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...
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 (IET).
Wiring Regulations
The IEE was the publisher of the British Standard 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 an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines.
The IEEE has a corporate office ...
* Institution of Engineering and Technology
* List of presidents of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
* '' Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers''
* Charles Babbage Premium
References
External links
*Engineering Council UK
IET Digital Library
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IET Publishing
(archived copy) 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 Institution of Engineering and Technology {{UK-org-stub