News Category: History Center
#IEEEGivingTuesday Breaks a New Record with US$178,000+ in Donations
Each year, the strength and generosity of the IEEE and IEEE Foundation community continues to grow; and 2023 was no exception. Nearly 550 donors generously gave a combined US$178,000 on…
“PROVING GROUND” by Kathy Kleiman Wins 2023 Middleton Award
Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer (2022, Grand Central Publishing, New York) was selected as the winner of the 2023…
IEEE REACH: Celebrating the Information Age
IEEE REACH’s new “Information Theory” Unit helps honor ‘Father of Information Theory’Claude E. Shannon and the importance of information theory in today’s digital era. Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan once…
Word of Mouth: IEEE’s Oral Histories Program
IEEE’s Oral Histories Program celebrates 55 years of conversations with the field’s greatest pioneers On top of the milestone 50th anniversary of the IEEE Foundation in 2023, another landmark achievement…
Maxwell’s Ether: From Wave Optics to the Electromagnetic Theory of Light
The IEEE Foundation and IEEE History Center explored James Clerk Maxwell’s revolutionary unification of light, electricity and magnetism. The keynote speaker, Daniel Jon Mitchell DPhil., Senior Historian of the IEEE…
An Exclusive Interview with IEEE Foundation Chief Canine, Bruno McDonald
Our special guest today is Bruno, who is the Best Friend of John McDonald, the IEEE Foundation 50th Anniversary Chair. Bruno has recently been appointed as: The IEEE Foundation 50th…
2023/24 IEEE Life Member History Fellowship Winner Named
Aaron Gluck-Thaler was selected as the 2023-2023 IEEE Life Member History Fellow and 46th recipient of this prestigious fellowship. He is a PhD candidate in the Department of the History of…
Maxwell’s Ether: From Wave Optics to the Electromagnetic Theory of Light
Please mark your calendar for 4 October 2023, at 1:00 pm Eastern time, and join us for a virtual presentation! We invite you to celebrate IEEE Day with the IEEE…
