• DocumentCode
    1156849
  • Title

    Electrical engineering´s identity crisis - when does a vast and vital profession become unrecognizably diffuse?

  • Author

    Wallich, Paul

  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    66
  • Lastpage
    73
  • Abstract
    More than a century ago, electrical engineering was so much simpler. As electrical engineering begins to blend with various subject areas such as biology, quantum physics and materials science to establish entirely new disciplines and branches of electronics, there are concerns that the EE profession may become "diffused". This paper provides a perspective on the essence of what it means to be an electrical engineer in today\´s rapidly evolving world.
  • Keywords
    electrical engineering; professional aspects; circuit designing; electrical engineering identity crisis; quantum-based cryptographic devices; technological development; Biology; Electrical engineering; Materials science and technology; Physics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2004.1353795
  • Filename
    1353795