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: 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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