Associated with names the organization actually responsible for building an engineered system. Wikipedia notes "the winning bid to build the dam was submitted by a consortium named Six Companies, Inc., which began construction" on the Hoover Dam in 1931. This dimension connects a system to the organization credited with actually building it.
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplinesQuote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Nuclear engineering
WikipediaHistory, 1951 first electricity-generating reactorQuote, History, 1951 first electricity-generating reactor
The first nuclear reactor to generate electricity was Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I), which did so near Arco, Idaho, in 1951 on December 20.
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