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. The theoretical foundation was laid in the early 1830s, with the independent discovery of electromagnetic induction by Michael Faraday and Joseph Henry. They showed that a changing magnetic field can induce a current of a higher voltage (known as “stepping up”) or a lower one (“stepping down”). But it took another half-century before Lucien Gaulard, John Dixon Gibbs, Charles Brush, and Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti could design the first useful transformer prototypes. Next, a trio of ...

Electronics Weekly was barely six months old when the Duke Of Edinburgh first made an appearance in its pages. EW’s edition of April 26th 1961 carried this

Fable: The Invention Which Boggled Minds There was once an invention so startling that the glitterati of the scientific world dismissed it out of hand. A UK Parliamentary Committee investigating the invention in 1878 reported  that it was “…good enough for our transatlantic friends… but unworthy of the attention of practical or scientific men”. Sir William Siemens, the first president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, said “such startling announcements as these should be de...

Claudia Natanson, chair of the U.K. Cyber Security Councils board of trustees (Photo: LinkedIn) The U.K. Cyber Security Council, a self-regulatory body for the cybersecurity education and skills sector that began operations Wednesday, is designed to help "close the skills gap," says Claudia Natanson, chair of the councils board of trustees. The council will be "an indispensable resource that will influence and be a source of expert advice for all levels of government, industry and academia," sh...

HPCL Recruitment 2021: Education And Eligibility Desirous candidates applying for HPCL Engineer Jobs 2021 through HPCL Recruitment 2021 must possess a B.E/B.Tech Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Electrical & Electronics and Instrumentation or equivalent engineering disciplines from a AICTE/UGC recognised University/Institution as detailed in HPCL Notification 2021. HPCL Recruitment 2021: Selection And Pay Scale The selection of candidates for HPCL Engineer Jobs 2021 through HPCL Recruit...

Rahul Gautam joins as Additional General Manager of NFR Rahul Gautam, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers from UPSC’s 1985 batch joined as the Additional General Manager of N.F. Railway.   |  3 March 2021 3:58 AM GMT GUWAHATI: Rahul Gautam, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers from UPSCs 1985 batch joined as the Additional General Manager of N.F. Railway recently. Prior to joining he was working as the Principal Chief Electrical Engineer of ...

Highlights The pay scale would be Rs 50,000 to Rs 1,60,000 The last date to apply is April 15 New Delhi: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has released 200 vacancies for engineering posts in various streams. Out of the total 200, 120 positions are for Mechanical Engineers, 30 for Civil Engineers, 25 for Electrical Engineers and 25 for Instrumentation Engineers. Candidates who have obtained a 4-year full-time regular engineering course will be eligible to apply. They can apply on hi...

In the early 1970s, an eminent architect, Roger Degiorgio, shared his idea of setting up a federation for professional organisations, with John Chadwick, then director of the Commonwealth Foundation. The latter immediately gave his full support to this concept and on February 19, 1971, the Malta Federation of Professional Bodies was born, changing its name to Malta Federation of Professional Associations (MFPA) in 1999. It was founded by seven members, five of which are still active today: Kamr...

Orest Clarence Chaykowsky, 87 × Orest Clarence Chaykowsky “Chick” of Yardley, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully February 11, 2021 at the age of 87. He was born on April 27, 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He lived in the Princeton, New Jersey area since 1956. Chick graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He won the academic gold medal for his achievements in his undergraduate work and earned the Isbister Fellowsh...

Montreal fabless semiconductor startup SPARK Microsystems has raised a $17.5 million equity financing round to bring its wireless transceiver tech to market.