Institute of Radio Engineers

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learned society professional association

The Institute of Radio Engineers was a major professional organization for radio and electronics engineers that later merged into the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Aliases (3)

IRE ×1
IRE Professional Group on Instrumentation ×1
IRE Transactions on Engineering Management ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	learned society → professional association →
abbreviation	IRE →
activity	developing technical standards → organizing technical conferences → publishing technical papers →
areaServed	international →
awards	IRE Fellow grade → IRE Medal of Honor →
country	United States →
dissolved	1963 →
field	electrical engineering → electronics engineering → radio engineering →
focusPeriod	early 20th century → mid 20th century →
foundedBy	Alfred N. Goldsmith → John V. L. Hogan → other radio engineers in New York →
hasHonor	IRE Fellow → IRE Life Fellow →
hasInfluenceOn	development of radar technology → development of radio broadcasting → development of telecommunications standards →
hasPublication	IRE Professional Group journals → IRE Transactions → Proceedings of the IRE →
headquartersLocation	New York City →
historicalRole	major professional organization for radio and electronics engineers →
inception	1912 →
language	English →
legalForm	non-profit organization →
membershipType	corporate members → individual members →
mergedInto	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers →
mergedWith	American Institute of Electrical Engineers →
notableMember	Edwin H. Armstrong → Harold A. Wheeler → Lee de Forest →
predecessorOf	IEEE technical societies in broadcasting → IEEE technical societies in communications → IEEE technical societies in microwave theory and techniques →
purpose	advancement of radio and electronics engineering → professional networking for engineers → standardization in radio and electronics →
sector	engineering → technology →
successor	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers →

Referenced by (44)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
IRE Transactions → IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation → IRE Transactions on Automatic Control → IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory → IRE Transactions on Communications Systems → IRE Transactions on Electron Devices → IRE Transactions on Instrumentation → IRE Transactions on Medical Electronics → IRE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques → IRE Transactions on Military Electronics → IRE Transactions on Space Electronics and Telemetry → IRE Transactions on Vehicular Communications → Proceedings of the IRE →	publisher
Alfred N. Goldsmith → Arthur E. Kennelly → Edwin H. Armstrong → Harry Nyquist → Hendrik Wade Bode → John W. Mauchly → Lee de Forest → Vannevar Bush →	memberOf
IRE Transactions → IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory → IRE Transactions on Communications Systems → IRE Transactions on Electron Devices → Proceedings of the IRE →	publishedBy
IRE Transactions on Instrumentation ("IRE Professional Group on Instrumentation") → IRE Transactions on Military Electronics → Proceedings of the IRE →	associatedOrganization
IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory → IRE Transactions on Communications Systems →	associatedWithOrganization
Institute of Radio Engineers ("IRE") →	abbreviation
IRE Medal of Honor →	awardGivenBy
IRE Fellow →	conferredBy
IEEE Medal of Honor →	establishedBy
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers →	formedByMergerOf
IRE Transactions ("IRE Transactions on Engineering Management") →	hasPart
Proceedings of the IRE →	isFlagshipPublicationOf
IRE Medal of Honor →	isTheHighestAwardOf
American Institute of Electrical Engineers →	mergedWith
IRE Medal of Honor →	namedAfter
IRE Transactions on Automatic Control →	organizationAssociatedWith
IRE Transactions on Instrumentation →	predecessorPublisher
IRE Medal of Honor →	presentedBy