Editing Institution of Electrical Engineers

{{Short description|British professional organisation now part of the Institution of Engineering and Technology}}
{{distinguish|text=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")|Institution of Incorporated Engineers}}
{{for|similarly "IEE"-named organizations|IEE (disambiguation)}}
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The '''Institution of Electrical Engineers''' ('''IEE''') was a British professional organisation of [[electronics]], [[electrical]], [[manufacturing]], and [[information technology]] professionals, especially [[electrical engineer]]s. 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).

Notable [[List of presidents of the Institution of Electrical Engineers|past presidents]] have included [[William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin|Lord Kelvin]] (1889), Sir [[Joseph Swan]] (1898) and [[Sebastian de Ferranti]] (1910–11). Notable chairmen include [[John M. M. Munro]] (1910–11).
== History ==
[[File:IEE Old Crest.jpg|left|thumb|upright|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.<ref>{{cite book |last=Appleyard |first=Rollo |date=1939 |title=The History of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (1871–1931) |location=London |publisher=IEE}}</ref>

[[File:工程科技學院 (42160917052).jpg|thumb|right|Since 1909 the IEE (latterly the IET) has had its headquarters at [[Savoy Place]] on the [[Victoria Embankment]].]]
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).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theiet.org/resources/library/archives/research/guides-iet.cfm |title=IET history |publisher=[[Institution of Engineering and Technology]] |access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Institution of Electrical Engineers |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |volume=158 |issue=4006 |page=194 |doi=10.1038/158194a0 |bibcode=1946Natur.158Q.194. |date=10 August 1946 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

== 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]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|http://www.theiet.org/}}
* [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=25 July 2008 }}.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081007193158/http://www.theiet.org/publications/ IET Publishing] (archived copy)

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