DocumentCode
2468237
Title
Engineering Professional Societies in Italy: A Historical Perspective
Author
Dadda, L.
Author_Institution
Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
fYear
2009
fDate
5-7 Aug. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
21
Abstract
The history of professional societies is examined starting with the medieval Corporations and Universities, through the Renaissance, the scientific revolution, the industrial revolution and the birth of the electromagnetism and its applications, up to the foundation of national professional associations at the end of the XIX century with the emergence of the IEEE as an international institution. Its role is discussed.
Keywords
electromagnetism; history; IEEE; Italy; electromagnetism; engineering professional societies; industrial revolution; international institution; national professional associations; scientific revolution; Art; Buildings; Cities and towns; Education; Educational institutions; History; Lakes; Libraries; Painting; Professional societies;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
History of Technical Societies, 2009 IEEE Conference on the
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5119-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HTS.2009.5337851
Filename
5337851
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