Abstract :
Engineering Foundation, Inc., successor to United Engineering Society by change of name only, is a non-profit, membership corporation whose charter gives it broad powers for the advancement of the engineering arts and sciences. It was set up by four national societies, — the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, which therefore came to be known as the Founder Societies.