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: Industrial engineering
WikipediaHistory, 1901 term originQuote, History, 1901 term origin
The term 'industrial engineer' is credited to James Gunn who proposed the need for such an engineer focused on production and cost analysis in 1901.
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