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: 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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