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The First Virtual Meeting Was in 1916

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Carty banged his gavel at the Engineering Societies Building in New York City to call to order a meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. The meeting was a triumph of engineering, covered in newspapers in many of the host cities. At 8:30 p.m. on 16 May 1916, John J. This was no ordinary gathering.

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Teens Gain Experience at IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute

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The future of engineering is bright, and it’s being shaped by the young minds at the TryEngineering Summer Institute , supported by IEEE. This year more than 300 students attended the TESI to fuel their passion for engineering and prepare for higher education and careers. I really liked that it was hands-on,” Ghannad says.

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IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute Provides Hands-On Experiences

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The 10-day camp for students ages 13 to 17 provides an immersive and fun approach to learning about engineering. The teenagers engage in hands-on activities, speak with working engineers, and make field trips to local engineering organizations. In its inaugural year in 2018, 80 students participated; this year 330 attended.

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Robert Dennard, DRAM Pioneer, Dies at 91

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Dennard began his career as a staff engineer at IBM ’s New York City research lab. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering in 1954 and 1956 from Southern Methodist University , in Dallas. in electrical engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now part of Carnegie Mellon ).

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From Punch Cards to Python

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now part of Unisys , in Philadelphia. For her, however, the most important outcome was the influence it had on the development of modern programming languages, making writing code more accessible to everyone, according to a Penn Engineering Today article. A plaque recognizing the A-0 is now displayed at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. Hodges became dean of UC Berkeley’s engineering college in 1990.

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1949 from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore, and earned a Ph.D. Three years later, while working at the IAF, he was named an honorary professor in the University of Freiburg physics department. He joined the University of Illinois in 1977 as a professor.

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