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
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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: 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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