Engineering societies: In which decade was the AIEE (often misstated as AEEE), a predecessor of today’s IEEE, founded? Context: The American Institute of Electrical Engineers formed in the late 19th century; IEEE emerged in 1963 from AIEE–IRE merger. Choose the correct decade.
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Difficulty: Easy
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Answer
Correct Answer: 1880s
Explanation
ReasoningThe American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) was founded in 1884, which lies in the 1880s. (IEEE later formed in 1963 via AIEE–IRE merger.)
Final Answer1880s.