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1800s

This dimension places an engineer in the years they were actually working. Wikipedia records Nikola Tesla lived from "10 July 1856" until his death "in New York City in January 1943," a career spanning the birth of electrical power itself. Browsing by era sets an engineer alongside the peers who were working during the same period.

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1800s
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplines
Quote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
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2. Wikipedia: Electrical engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, emergence as an occupation
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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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