5 Questions
When did electrical engineering emerge as an identifiable occupation?
Late 19th century
Which development did not contribute to the emergence of electrical engineering?
The steam engine
What is not a subfield of electrical engineering?
Biomedical engineering
Which area of specialization is not directly associated with electrical engineering?
Organic chemistry
What does electrical engineering primarily concern itself with?
The study and design of systems using electromagnetism
Study Notes
Overview of Electrical Engineering
- Electrical engineering is a discipline that deals with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
Historical Background
- Electrical engineering emerged as an occupation in the latter half of the 19th century.
- This development was facilitated by the commercialization of the electric telegraph, telephone, electrical power generation, distribution, and use.
Subfields of Electrical Engineering
- Computer engineering: a subfield of electrical engineering.
- Systems engineering: a subfield of electrical engineering.
- Power engineering: a subfield of electrical engineering.
- Telecommunications: a subfield of electrical engineering.
- Radio-frequency engineering: a subfield of electrical engineering.
- Signal processing: a subfield of electrical engineering.
- Instrumentation: a subfield of electrical engineering.
- Photovoltaic cells: a subfield of electrical engineering.
- Electronics: a subfield of electrical engineering.
- Optics and photonics: a subfield of electrical engineering.
Overlapping Disciplines
- Hardware engineering: an overlapping discipline with electrical engineering.
- Power electronics: an overlapping discipline with electrical engineering.
- Electromagnetics and waves: an overlapping discipline with electrical engineering.
- Microwave engineering: an overlapping discipline with electrical engineering.
- Nanotechnology: an overlapping discipline with electrical engineering.
- Electrochemistry: an overlapping discipline with electrical engineering.
- Renewable energies: an overlapping discipline with electrical engineering.
- Mechatronics/control: an overlapping discipline with electrical engineering.
- Electrical mate: an overlapping discipline with electrical engineering.
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