Written by Michael Geselowitz, Senior Director Since the inception of IEEE in its modern form in 1963, the IEEE History Committee has reported to the IEEE Board of Directors and carried out its mission to preserve and promote the History ...
Picture: Left to right: IEEE President Tom Coughlin, prof. Vincent Rijmen, prof. Joan Daemen In November 2025, IEEE 2024 President Tom Coughlin officially dedicated the Rijndael Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Milestone bronze plaque during a ceremony at Arenberg Castle in ...
Boyd Ruamcharoen from Harvard University won the 2025 Bernard S. Finn IEEE History Prize awarded by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) for his paper “Tropicalizing the Portable Radio: Electronics and the U.S. Military’s Battle Against Fungi in ...
In September 2025, a new IEEE Milestone was unveiled at Nokia Labs in Antwerp, Belgium, celebrating the development of the pioneering Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) system. The ceremony, presided over by IEEE President Prof. Dr. Kathleen Kramer and Region ...
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The IEEE Global Museum, presented by the IEEE History Center, launched a new exhibit titled "Microchips That Shook the World." Based on the Chip Hall of Fame created by IEEE Spectrum, this hands-on traveling exhibit explores different types of microchips ...
This USB cable was used in 2003 to connect a keyboard to Apple’s G4 computer. SSPL/Getty Images IEEE has designated the Universal Serial Bus (USB) as its latest Milestone, celebrating the 1996 specification that transformed electronic device connectivity worldwide. The ...
The IEEE History Center Newsletter for July 2025 is available! The IEEE History Center newsletter is free to all individuals interested in technological history—whether engineers, scholars, researchers, hobbyists, or members of the general public with a passion for technological history. ...
