Belevitch V (mayo de 1962). «Summary of the history of circuit theory». Proceedings of the IRE50 (5): 849. doi:10.1109/JRPROC.1962.288301. cites «IRE Standards on Circuits: Definitions of Terms for Linear Passive Reciprocal Time Invariant Networks, 1960». Proceedings of the IRE48 (9): 1609. septiembre de 1960. doi:10.1109/JRPROC.1960.287676.to justify this definition. Sidney DarlingtonDarlington S (1984). «A history of network synthesis and filter theory for circuits composed of resistors, inductors, and capacitors». IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems31 (1): 4. follows Belevitch but notes there are now also many colloquial uses of "network".