Abstract :
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) has a Global History Network (GHN) that is a website powered by MediaWiki with thousands of articles, first-hand accounts, oral histories, milestones, archival documents and lesson plans pertaining to the history of electrical technology. Content is generated by IEEE members, staff, and invited experts. Electrical, electronic, and computer technologies are the cornerstones of humanity´s material existence, and they will continue to be powerful forces shaping lives in the twenty-first century.