This dimension places an engineered system in the year it was actually completed. Wikipedia notes Hoover Dam was "constructed between 1931 and 1936" and "turned over to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule." Browsing by year sets a system in the wider timeline of engineering history.
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Main Engineering Branch Field Founding Era Year
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplinesQuote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Aerospace engineering
WikipediaHistory, 1958 first definitionQuote, History, 1958 first definition
The first definition of aerospace engineering appeared in February 1958, considering the Earth's atmosphere and outer space as a single realm.
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