WHAT IS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Electrical engineering is the historical name for what is now called electrical, electronics, and computer engineering. Originating in the 19th century with the development of electric power and the advent of telephone and wireless communications, electrical engineering continues to have lasting impact not only on technology and the engineering profession, but on all of society. Recent advances such as integrated computing and communications systems and the proliferation of microchips and microelectronic hardware have revolutionized the ways we live and work, as well as how we interact as a society and how we spend our leisure time.

Electrical engineering uses science, technology, and problem-solving skills to design, construct, and maintain products, services, and information systems.

Electrical engineers design and develop new technologies to generate, store, transmit, control and convert energy and information. They may work in design, research and development, production or management positions at government agencies or private corporations where they may specialize in:

· Microprocessors and microcomputers.
· Computer engineering.
· Analog and digital electronics, optoelectronics.
· Measurements, instrumentation and remote sensing.
· Microelectronic design and fabrication.
· Control systems, robotics, and automation.
· Communications systems, signal processing.
· Microwaves, radar technologies, antennas.
· Power generation, transmission, and distribution.