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| | Smart Computing Encyclopedia Entry - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22) |
 | | IEEE (www.ieee.org), pronounced “eye triple e,” is an international, professional society dedicated to promoting the engineering processes of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge. |
 | | In the early 1880s, significant interest in electrical technology, including increasingly widespread use of telegraph wires, arc lights, incandescent lamps, and the telephone, resulted in the International Electrical Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1884. |
 | | The same interest in emerging technology, as well as a desire not to be outdone by non-U.S. engineers, researchers, and manufacturers, led to the formation of the AIEE (American Institute of Electrical Engineers). |
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