The 1940s (1940-1949)
Jun 1, 2001, By Ellen Parson, Senior Managing Editor
When World War II began in 1939, devastation from the Great Depression began to recede, and the U.S. economy found new life. After the Japanese attack...
The 1950s (1950-1959)
Jun 1, 2001, By Ellen Parson, Senior Managing Editor
By the start of the 1950s, the Depression had long since ended. World War II was over. And after years of uncertainty, it seemed like happy days finally...
The 1960s (1960-1969)
Jun 1, 2001, By Ellen Parson, Senior Managing Editor
Like no decade before it, the 1960s left an unforgettable imprint on the 20th Century that would later be recognized as a turning point for change on...
The 1970s (1970-1979)
Jun 1, 2001, By Ellen Parson, Senior Managing Editor
Although the drama of the 1960s was a hard act to follow, the 1970s made its own unique mark on the electrical industry. Plagued by gasoline shortages,...
The 1980s (1980-1989)
Jun 1, 2001, By Ellen Parson, Senior Managing Editor
When the first personal computer (featuring an 8-bit Intel 8088 processor, 16 KB of memory, and a floppy-disk drive) came on the scene in 1981, it suddenly...
News Briefs
May 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
Breaking news from around the industry...
News Briefs
May 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
Breaking news from around the industry...
News Briefs
May 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
Transformer Guide Now Online The Interactive Transformer Guide, the second in a lineup of iGuides, is now online at www.gesupply.com. The guide helps...
Customers Unhappy With Utility Deregulation
May 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
The introduction of deregulation and competition to electricity markets has so far brought disappointment and confusion and few benefits to major American...
News Briefs
Apr 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
Breaking news from around the industry...
News Briefs
Apr 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
WESCO Partners with SmartElectrical SmartElectrical, Seattle, recently launched and fully integrated WESCO Distribution into the SmartElectrical Materials...
News Briefs
Apr 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
Breaking news from around the industry...
Microturbine Shipments Up 300% in 2000
Mar 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
Shipments of small electric-generation devices known collectively as microturbines grew more than 300% in 2000, according to Madison, Wis.-based Primen,...
The Internet: A New World of Opportunity
Mar 1, 2001, By Mark Lamendola, Technical Editor
When IEEE luminary Vint Cerf invented the Internet, his original vision was nothing like the business tool it has become. The inevitable introduction...
Security Products Market to Grow 9% Annually
Mar 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
The world market for security products and systems is projected to grow nearly 9% annually through 2004 (approaching $60 billion), according to the World...































