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Society: IEEE Main Category: Electrical Sub Category: Power, Energy & Industry Application Era: 1880-1889 DateCreated: 1886 Cottage and Mill Streets Great Barrington State: MA Zip: Country: USA Website: http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:Alternating_Current_Electrification,_1886 Creator: Stanley, William
"On 20 March 1886 William Stanley provided alternating current electrification to offices and stores on Main Street in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
YearAdded:
2004
Image Credit: Image Caption: Alternating Current Electrification Era_date_from: 1886
Society: IEEE Main Category: Electrical Sub Category: Components, Circuits, Devices & Systems Era: 1960-1969 DateCreated: 1969-1971 University of California Berkeley State: CA Zip: Country: USA Website: http://ghn.ieee.org/wiki/index.php?title=Milestones-Nomination_talk%3ABirthplace_of_the_SPICE_Circuit_Simulation_Program%2C_1971&lqt_archive_month=201007 Creator:
"SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) was created at UC Berkeley as a class project in 1969-1970. It evolved to become the worldwide standard integrated circuit simulator. SPICE has been used to train many students in the intricacies of circuit simulation.
YearAdded:
2011
Image Credit: Courtesy UCLA Image Caption: Birthplace of the SPICE Circuit Simulation Program Era_date_from: 1969
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"SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) was created at UC Berkeley as a class project in 1969-1970. It evolved to become the worldwide standard integrated circuit simulator. SPICE has been used to train many students in the intricacies of circuit simulation. SPICE and its… Read More
"On 20 March 1886 William Stanley provided alternating current electrification to offices and stores on Main Street in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He thus demonstrated the first practical system for providing electrical illumination using alternating current with transformers to adjust voltage… Read More

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