Status records whether an engineered system is still actually operating. Wikipedia notes Hoover Dam "impounds Lake Mead" and remains "a major tourist attraction, with 7 million tourists a year," very much in active use today. This dimension separates systems still running from those retired or demolished.
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Main Engineering Branch Field Founding Era Status
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplinesQuote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Civil engineering
WikipediaHistory, As a profession, 1747 first institutionQuote, History, As a profession, 1747 first institution
In 1747, the first institution for the teaching of civil engineering, the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees, was established in France
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