American Institute of Electrical Engineers

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learned society professional engineering society

The American Institute of Electrical Engineers was a major U.S. professional organization for electrical engineers that later became part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Aliases (3)

AIEE ×4
American Institute of Electrical Engineers–Institute of Radio Engineers (later IEEE) ×1
Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	learned society → professional engineering society →
abbreviation	AIEE →
basedIn	New York City →
country	United States →
dissolved	1963 →
field	electrical engineering →
focus	engineering standards → professional networking → technical education →
founded	1884 →
foundedInCity	New York City →
foundedInCountry	United States →
hasMainActivity	organization of technical conferences → professional certification and recognition → standardization in electrical engineering → technical publishing →
headquartersLocation	New York City →
historicalRole	one of the two main predecessors of IEEE →
industryFocus	electric power industry → electrical manufacturing → telecommunications →
language	English →
locationCountry	United States →
mergedInto	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers →
mergedWith	Institute of Radio Engineers →
mergerYear	1963 →
notableMember	Alexander Graham Bell → Charles Proteus Steinmetz → Elihu Thomson → Nikola Tesla → Thomas Edison →
organized	local sections → standards committees → student branches → technical committees →
predecessorOf	IEEE Industry Applications Society → IEEE Power & Energy Society →
published	AIEE Transactions → Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers →
purpose	advancement of electrical engineering → professional development of electrical engineers →
regionServed	United States → international →
successor	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers →
type	nonprofit organization →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alfred N. Goldsmith → Arthur E. Kennelly → Arthur E. Kennelly → Charles Proteus Steinmetz → Charles Proteus Steinmetz → Elisha Gray → Frank B. Jewett → Michael I. Pupin →	memberOf
IEEE Lamme Medal → Lamme Medal →	foundedBy
Edison Medal → Edison Medal ("AIEE") →	originallyEstablishedBy
AIEE Lamme Medal → Lamme Medal →	sponsor
American Institute of Electrical Engineers ("AIEE") →	abbreviation
AIEE Transactions ("AIEE") →	associatedWith
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers →	formedByMergerOf
IRE Transactions on Military Electronics ("American Institute of Electrical Engineers–Institute of Radio Engineers (later IEEE)") →	hasParentOrganization
Institute of Radio Engineers →	mergedWith
AIEE Lamme Medal →	presentedBy
American Institute of Electrical Engineers ("Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers") →	published
AIEE Transactions →	publishedBy
AIEE Transactions →	publishedUnderAuspicesOf
AIEE Transactions →	publisher
AIEE Transactions ("AIEE") →	publisherAbbreviation