Institution of Electrical Engineers

Not to be confused with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, I-triple-E).

For the 'IIE' or the 'IEEIE' ("Institution of Electrical and Electronic Incorporated Engineers" or "Institution of Electronics and Electrical Incorporated Engineers"), see Institution of Incorporated Engineers.

For similarly "IEE"-named organizations, see IEE (disambiguation).

The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) was a British professional organisation of electronics, electrical, manufacturing, and information technology professionals, especially electrical engineers. 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).

IEE logo

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 old crest of IEE, UK

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 society in Europe, 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
• Institution of Engineering and Technology
• List of presidents of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
• Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
• Charles Babbage Premium

External links

• Official website
• Engineering Council UK
• IET Digital Library. Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
• IET Publishing (archived copy)