TheInstitution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) was a British professional organisation ofelectronics,electrical,manufacturing, andinformation technology professionals, especiallyelectrical engineers. It began in 1871 as theSociety of Telegraph Engineers. In 2006, it merged with theInstitution of Incorporated Engineers and the new organisation isInstitution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Notablepast presidents have includedLord Kelvin (1889), SirJoseph Swan (1898) andSebastian de Ferranti (1910–11). Notable chairmen includeJohn M. M. Munro (1910–11).
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 aRoyal Charter in 1921.[1]
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In 1988 the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) merged with the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (IERE), originally theBritish Institution of Radio Engineers (Brit IRE) founded in 1925.
By the mid-2000s, the IEE was the largest professionalengineering society inEurope, with a worldwide membership of around 120,000.
Discussions about a merger with theInstitution 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 theInstitution of Engineering and Technology (IET).[2][3]
The IEE was the publisher of theBritish Standard forElectrical wiring in the United Kingdom,BS 7671. This is now published by the IET.
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