IEEE Spectrum readership

They've replaced all competent personnel by cheaper simpletons. They've sawn off the branch they were sitting on. They deserved to fall.

Jeroen Belleman

Cool book !

boB

I usually read the IEEE Spectrum magazine or at least scan it. Sometimes it has some good stuff.

I thought this open circuits thing was pretty interesting. But then again, I like all this kind of stuff.

But articles are in general, being dumbed down a lot these days. It's also hard to find experienced help. Maybe because they are already working but I am sure there are WAY less of them in the US today.

boB

A a is much too stupid to look it up. "By 2020, IEEE comprised over 395,000 members in 160 countries. Through its global network of geographical units, publications, web services, and conferences, IEEE remains the world's largest technical professional organization."

It publishes some 130 peer-reviewed technical journals, which is what prompted me to join back in 1980.

Peer-reviewed means that clowns like a a find it hard to get published in them.

It has been going since 1884.

I doubt if there are actually fewer of them, but the rise of digital media means that they are spread thinner than they used to be, over a much wider range of publications.

Spectrum was never in the same league as Physics Today - different market.

IEEE Spectrum is intended for the members of the IEEE, not all of which are concerned with design of electronic components. All members receive Spectrum. To get the technical journals, one often must join the relevant community within the IEEE, although some tech journals are available to multiple communities.

Spectrum's staff writers typically live in the NYC area, and are tech writers by trade. Authors not on staff can be from anywhere.

Joe Gwinn

It can read that way, but it is written to be circulated to members of the IEEE, so there is an emphasis on the applications of electronics. It's not popular science because it is aimed at a specific population. 395,000 people aew quite a few, but they are a self-selected group who mostly pay to retain their membership - as a life member, I don't, any more, but I did for some thirty years. I've got the same deal out of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. but I ended up paying them for longer.

That also delivers a monthly journal - not as good - with a similar sort of specialist bias. Of course I went through university with some of the people who write for them.