The main trends and tasks entrusted to the staff of the Department of Theoretical and General Electrical Engineering at the current stage of the development of science and education in Ukraine within the Strategic Plan of Development of the Institute of Energy and Control systems of Lviv Polytechnic National University are considered.
A brief historical overview towards the contribution of two famous Lviv scholars -- Marian Smoluchowski and Stanisław Ulam -- to the development of modern physical science fields such as molecular modeling and computer simulations is presented and discussed in connection with recent studies carried out in Lviv universities and research institutions.
The article deals with the history of foundation, development and modern state of Department of Theoretical and General Electrical Engineering of Lviv Polytechnic National University. The role of the Department in the development of European electrical science, its main achievements and prospects of further development are discussed.