Associated with links an engineer to the company or system their work is most identified with. Wikipedia notes Nikola Tesla's "AC induction motor and related polyphase AC patents" were "licensed by Westinghouse Electric in 1888," tying his name permanently to that company's power system. This dimension connects an engineer to the organization most linked to their work.
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplinesQuote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Electrical engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, emergence as an occupationQuote, Introduction, emergence as an occupation
It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after the commercialization of the electric telegraph.
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