IEEE UK and Ireland Milestones
The IEEE Milestones program honours significant technical achievements in all areas associated with IEEE. It is a program of the IEEE History Committee, administered through the IEEE History Centre.
Milestones recognise the technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity found in unique products, services, seminal papers and patents. Milestones are proposed by any IEEE member, and are sponsored by an IEEE Organizational Unit (OU)—such as an IEEE section, society, chapter or student branch. After recommendation by the IEEE History Committee and approval by the IEEE Board of Directors, a bronze plaque commemorating the achievement is placed at an appropriate site with an accompanying dedication ceremony.
Recent Section Milestones
IEEE Milestone Award Event | Development of the Cavity Magnetron, 1939-1941
On 4th June 2024, we celebrated the IEEE Milestone Award that recognises the development of the cavity magnetron by J Randall & H Boot & J Sawers at University of Birmingham in 1939.
IEEE Milestone Award Event | First Computerised Tomography (CT) X-ray Scanner, 1971
On 26th October 2022, we celebrated the IEEE Milestone Award that recognises the outstanding engineering achievement by Godfrey Hounsfield, enabling the practical realisation of high-resolution X-ray images of internal structures of the human body and marking the beginning of a new era in clinical medicine.
Watch Again | IEEE Milestone Awards Event – Manchester University “Baby” Computer and its Derivatives, 1948-1951 and the Atlas Computer and the Invention of Virtual Memory 1957-1962 GalleryWatch Again | IEEE Milestone Awards Event – Manchester University “Baby” Computer and its Derivatives, 1948-1951 and the Atlas Computer and the Invention of Virtual Memory 1957-1962
Watch Again | IEEE Milestone Awards Event – Manchester University “Baby” Computer and its Derivatives, 1948-1951 and the Atlas Computer and the Invention of Virtual Memory 1957-1962
On 21st June 2022 we celebrated the work on the Manchester University “Baby” Computer and its Derivatives, 1948-1951 and the Atlas Computer and the Invention of Virtual Memory 1957-1962 with IEEE Milestone Plaque unveilings at The University of Manchester.
IEEE Milestone Award Event | Active Shielding of Superconducting Magnets for MRI, 1984-1989
On 17th June 2022 we celebrated the work on active shielding of superconducting magnets for MRI, 1984-1989, with an IEEE Milestone Plaque unveiling at Siemens Magnet Systems/Technology, Eynsham, Oxfordshire.
IEEE Milestone Award Event | Standardisation of the Unit of Resistance
On 17th September 2019 we celebrated the work on the standardisation of the unit of resistance with an IEEE Milestone Plaque unveiling at the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University.
IEEE established the Milestones Program in 1983 in conjunction with the 1984 Centennial Celebration to recognise the achievements of the Century of Giants who formed the profession and technologies represented by IEEE.
Each milestone recognises a significant technical achievement that occurred at least twenty-five years ago in an area of technology represented in IEEE and having at least regional impact.