Preface

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Electricity - The Magic Medium
Originally published by IEEE Canadian Region, © copyright 1985

Preface to 2000 Web/CD-ROM Reprint

As Dr. Wallace Read first stated in the preface to the 1985 edition, the electronic phenomenon continues to fascinate scientists, engineers and the general public.

"Electricity - The Magic Medium" was first published in 1985. As part of the Millennium Project, IEEE Canada, decided that this book merited being reprinted in a CD-ROM version.

The historical perspective of the original book still stands the test of time and makes for fascinating reading.

In the years from 1985 - 2000 electrical, electronic and computing engineering has developed at a phenomenal rate. To keep pace with the changes in this ever evolving world the 2000 CD-ROM reprint of this publication contains links to World Wide Web Resources that offer more current information on a variety of the topics discussed.

All links that are within shaded boxes are live links to the web sites listed. You will need to set your browser preference in Adobe Acrobat Reader for this function to be enabled.

World Wide Web Resources as of March 2000: IEEE Canada Millennium Web Site

Three pages can be viewed on-line in HTML format so you can get a sense of the content:
Preface , Introduction , Table of Contents
The remaining links are part of the development of this web site.

Access in PDF form under development At present, you can: - download any of these files individually by right clicking on the link - view any of these files individually by left clicking on the link but you can not move between these files on-line Links to PDF files Cover Table of Contents Preface Preface 2000 Introduction Help Part 1 Historical Highlights Part 1a The "All Red Line" Part 1-2 Words Without Wires Part 1-3 Links With the World Part 1-4 Electric Utilities across Canada Part 1-5 Ontario Part 1-6 Manitoba Part 1-7 Alberta Part 1-8 The Electrical Manufacturing Industry Part 2 Electrical Engineering and Technology Education Part 2-2 The First French Language Programs in Electrical Engineering Part 3 Past, Present and Future

Preface

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