1908
Fort Wayne Section of AIEE (now IEEE) established with 25 members.
1908
City Light & Power system hooked up its first customer in December
1911
Magnet Wire manufacturing starts in Fort Wayne are by Dudio Manufacturing
1924
WGL-AM 1250 begins broadcasting in Northeast Indiana original (WCWK)
1925
Hermetically Sealed Refrigeration developed by General Electric
1927
Philo T. Farnsworth applies for Electronic Television (Patient Issued Aug 1930)
1930
Magnavox comes to Fort Wayne from Napa, California to make Dynamic Speakers
1938
Fansworth locates in Fort Wayne combines with Capehart Manufacturing
1958
Fort Wayne Section celebrates 50 years
1963
Magnavox introduces Magnafax desktop facsimile using circular optical scan & electromechanical dot printer for printed page transfer
1963
Bowmar develops
4 Function handheld calculator is an instant success
1970
ITT starts producing fixed station VHF & UHF Receivers & Transmitters for FAA Air Traffic Control modernization
1972
First TV game PONG/ODDESSY developed and sold by Magnavox
197
I&M Electric Power leases Fort Wayne Power assets and deactivates local generators
1974
Magnavox/Phillips Radio/TV engineering moves to Knoxville TN near TV assembly plant
197
Magnavox developed Plato digital work station, using plasma panel display. This becomes the first desktop computer.
1978
Logikos established. Logikos provides software for electric power plant
1983
ITT starts production of Army Manpack/Vehicle Radios for the World Market
1991
Raytheon purchases Hughes/Phillips/ Magnanox Government product division with continuing development and production of Military communication products.
1994
Imager & Sounder Instruments for GOES 8-12 Weather Satellite as seen on today's television
1998
International Truck and Engine demonstrates Hybrid Trucks
2000
Verizon Communications is formed merging GTE and Bell Atlantic
2000
Verizon installs FIOS in Fort Wayne as test city in USA
2005
Regal-Beloit purchases GE Commercial Motors
2008
GMC Sierra pickup truck available in Two-mode hybrid gas/electric version resulting in 25% improved fuel economy.
2008
IEEE Centennial Celebration