What is Institution of Electrical Engineers?
{{distinguish2|the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE, I-triple-E)}} The '''Institution of Electrical Engineers''' ('''[[I.E.E.]]''', pronounced ''I-double-E'' or ''I-E-E'') was a British professional organisation of [[electronics]], [[electrical]], [[manufacturing]], and [[Information Technology]] professionals. It focused on [[electrical engineer]]s. The I.E.E. was founded in 1871 as the Society of Telegraph Engineers. It changed its name in 1880 to the Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians. The name changed again to the Institution of Electrical Engineers in 1889. It was Incorporated by a [[Royal Charter]] in 1921. In 2006, the I.E.E. merged with the [[Institution of Incorporated Engineers]] (I.I.E.) to form the [[Institution of Engineering and Technology]] (I.E.T.). Before the merger, the I.E.E. was the largest professional [[engineering]] society in Europe, with a worldwide membership of around 120,000. ==Other websites== *[http://www.theiet.org/ Institution of Engineering and Technology] *[http://www.engc.org.uk/ Engineering Council UK] *[http://www.ietdl.org/ IET Digital Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725093726/http://www.ietdl.org/ |date=2008-07-25 }} *[http://www.theiet.org/publications/ IET Publishing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007193158/http://www.theiet.org/publications/ |date=2008-10-07 }} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:Scientific organisations based in the United Kingdom]]