"Engineering is the key that opens the doors of nearly all types of technology. In fact, most of the elements of our increasingly technological society are the product of engineers' work" (Basta xi). So what exactly is electrical engineering? It is the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize the materials and forces of nature economically for the benefit of mankind. Electrical engineering affects a broad array of manufacturing systems, machines, communications networks, and is even a life-saving occupation.

In order to understand the advancements of electrical engineering it is important to know the redoubtable people behind the creation of it. Electrical Engineering began when the first electrical device was invented. In 1642, Blaise Pascal began to invent a mechanical calculator. Further perfecting this invention, Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, in...