On September 4, 1882, Thomas Edison began providing electricity to a portion of New York City, an event often considered the start of the electrical age. Edison first grew interested in incandescent electric lighting in mid-1878. A little over a year later he successfully developed the first practical incandescent light. He then set to work ...
The IEEE Life Members History Fellowship, first awarded in 1978, is administered by the IEEE History Committee and sponsored by the IEEE Life Members Committee. The Fellow is selected on the basis of the candidate's potential for pursuing research in and contributing to the history of IEEE's designated fields. Each spring the Fellow presents a report, ...
Meet an IEEE Life Fellow and Help Collect IEEE Member History Article by Tom Coughlin, IEEE Life Fellow The IEEE New Initiatives Committee (NIC) approved funding an effort for IEEE volunteers to interview IEEE Life Fellows to collect their histories for the IEEE History Committee. I was on the NIC when this was approved and signed ...
The Life Member Committee (LMC) has announced the winners of the IEEE Life Members Affinity Group (LMAG) Achievement Awards and IEEE Life Members Individual Service Awards. IEEE LMAG Achievement Awards The 2022 Global LMAG Achievement Award goes to the IEEE Lone Star LMAG in recognition of outstanding service provided to its members and the local ...
The IEEE Life Members History Fellowship supports either one year of full-time graduate work in the history of electrical science and technology at a college or university of recognized standing or up to one year of post-doctoral research. The award carries a stipend of US$25,000 plus research budget up to US$3000. David E. Dunning, 2022-23 ...