The A.I.E.E. in standardization

The First Institute committee to have I anything to do with standardization came into being in 1889 “to formulate and submit for approval a standard wiring table.” It was not, however, until 1898 that the first standardization committee, dealing with standards for electrical machinery and apparatus, was appointed. This committee decided to devote its efforts to the standards of performance, leaving matters of construction, dimensions, and design to the manufacturer. The wisdom of that early established policy is proved by the fact that almost without exception it has been adhered to with unqualified success down to the present day.