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...
The 1990s (1991-1999)
Jun 1, 2001, By Ellen Parson, Senior Managing Editor
Ask anyone in the electrical industry what they remember most about the 1990s, and you'll almost always get the same answer: deregulation. At the start...
The 2000s (2000-2001)
Jun 1, 2001, By Ellen Parson, Senior Managing Editor
After the dreaded Y2K computer bug came and went without a glitch, professionals in the electric and power industries faced a slew of unanswered questions...
The Age of Electrical Enlightenment
Jun 1, 2001, By John DeDad, Editorial Director
The pioneering work of our electrical forefathers helped shape the electrical industry into what it is today....
Voices of the Industry
Jun 1, 2001, By James R. Dukart, Freelance Writer
Talk to enough people in the electrical construction and maintenance industry, and you'll soon find that the field is all about the people who work in it....
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
WESCO Partners with SmartElectrical SmartElectrical, Seattle, recently launched and fully integrated WESCO Distribution into the SmartElectrical Materials...
