• DocumentCode
    840028
  • Title

    The United Engineering Building: A Vision of Andrew Carnegie

  • Author

    Hoffman, Mary Ann

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE History Center, Piscataway, NJ
  • Volume
    94
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    1896
  • Lastpage
    1901
  • Abstract
    In the early days of electrical engineering, a unique group of visionaries joined together and realized the dream of Andrew Carnegie to join all major engineering societies of the day under one roof - the United Engineering Building, in the heart of New York City. Not only did Carnegie provide his leadership and vision to this endeavor but he was also responsible for much of the early financial support. This article reviews the events surrounding the creation of the United Engineering Building and the leadership and financial role played by Andrew Carnegie
  • Keywords
    building; electrical engineering; history; societies; Andrew Carnegie; New York City; United Engineering Building; electrical engineering; engineering societies; Buildings; Center for the History of Electrical Engineering; Cities and towns; Electrical engineering; Heart; Libraries; Manufacturing; Organizing; Power engineering and energy; Springs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPROC.2006.883700
  • Filename
    4016425