Main branch places a technology field inside the wider discipline it belongs to. Wikipedia describes electrical engineering as encompassing "many different fields, including computer engineering, systems engineering, power engineering, telecommunications, radio-frequency engineering," each nested under one main branch. This dimension shows which larger branch a narrower field of technology sits within.
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Main Engineering Branch Field Founding Era Main Branch
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplinesQuote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Chemical engineering
WikipediaHistory, term origin, circa 1890Quote, History, term origin, circa 1890
History of Science in United States: An Encyclopedia puts the use of the term around 1890.
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