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The International Electrical Congress was a series of international meetings, from 1881 to 1904, in the then new field of applied electricity. The first meeting was initiated by the French government, including official national representatives, leading scientists, and others. Subsequent meetings also included official representatives, leading scientists, and others. Primary aims were to develop reliable standards, both in relation to electrical units and electrical apparatus.

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International Electrical Congress

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The International Electrical Congress was a series of international meetings, from 1881 to 1904, in the then new field of applied electricity. The first...

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International Electrotechnical Commission

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first International Electrical Congress took place in 1881 at the International Exposition of Electricity, held in Paris. At that time the International System...

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Coulomb

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and farad, but not the coulomb. In 1881, the International Electrical Congress, now the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), approved the...

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Joule

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cgs system had been declared official in 1881, at the first International Electrical Congress. The erg was adopted as its unit of energy in 1882. Wilhelm...

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Volt

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defined the volt, ohm, and farad. In 1881, the International Electrical Congress, now the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), approved the...

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Ohm

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(symbol: Ω, the uppercase Greek letter omega) is the unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI). It is named after German physicist...

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a labor union that represents approximately 820,000 workers and retirees in the electrical industry...

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International System of Electrical and Magnetic Units

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at the International Electrical Congress (Chicago, 1893), discussed at other Congresses, and finally adopted at the International Conference on Electric...

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Clark cell

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the output of the Clark cell at 15 °C was defined by the International Electrical Congress as 1.434 volts, and this definition became law in the United...

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Nikola Tesla

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the fair for a week during its six-month run to attend the International Electrical Congress and put on a series of demonstrations at the Westinghouse...

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International regulation

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(list) The first International Electrical Congress in Paris in 1881 defined or instituted processes for defining basic electrical units such as the volt and...

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International Union of Electrical Workers

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The International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE) was a North American labor union representing workers in the electrical manufacturing industry. While...

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International Exposition of Electricity

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electrical distribution network by Marcel Deprez, and an electric boat by Gustave Trouvé. As part of the exhibition, the first International Congress...

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Abcoulomb

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occupy attention at the next international electrical congress" 20th Annual Convention of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1903 accessed 10...

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National Electrical Code

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The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is a regionally adoptable standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment in the...

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International Electrical Exhibition of 1884

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organizing and hosting the International Electrical Exhibition of 1884 in Philadelphia. This, the first great electrical exposition in the United States...

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Farad

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(symbol: F) is the unit of electrical capacitance, the ability of a body to store an electrical charge, in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent...

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Standardization

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proposals for an international standard for electric engineering. In 1904, Crompton represented Britain at the International Electrical Congress, held in connection...

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Metric system

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with. This was remedied at the 1893 International Electrical Congress held in Chicago by defining the "international" ampere and ohm using definitions based...

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Wireless telegraphy

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producing continuous electric oscillations". Transactions of the International Electrical Congress, St. Louis, 1904. Vol. 2. J.B. Lyon Company. pp. 963–971....

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Charles Proteus Steinmetz

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"Complex Quantities and Their Use in Electrical Engineering". Proceedings of the International Electrical Congress Held in the City of Chicago, August...

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Mendenhall Order

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August 1893, an International Electrical Congress would be held in connection with the World's Fair in Chicago. Associated with the Congress would be a "Chamber...

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Abampere

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might occupy attention at the next international electrical congress" 20th Annual Convention of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1903...

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Electrical telegraph

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Electrical telegraphs were point-to-point text messaging systems, primarily used from the 1840s until the late 20th century. It was the first electrical...

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Power outage

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failure, a power blackout, a power loss, or a blackout) is the loss of the electrical power network supply to an end user. There are many causes of power failures...

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Alexander Siemens

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delegate to the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and to a similar congress in Paris in 1901. In the same year as the Paris congress he was appointed...

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