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1880

Founding of the Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

1884

Appointment of Charles Brinckerhoff Richards (1833-1919) as Robert Higgin Professor Mechanical Engineering. He invented an indicator for high-speed steam engines and an instrument for the quantitative measure of the strength of materials.

The American Institute of Electrical Engineering (AIEE) was founded; in light of modern developments it is now called the American Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (AIEEE).

1886

First Courses in Electrical Engineering were given at Yale.