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: Electrical engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, emergence as an occupationQuote, Introduction, emergence as an occupation
It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after the commercialization of the electric telegraph.
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