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In group places an invention inside the wider family of devices it belongs to. Wikipedia traces how the telephone evolved until "convergence in communication services... giving rise to the smartphone, the dominant type of telephone in the world today," one device inside a long family line. This dimension gathers inventions that belong to the same wider device family.

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Main Engineering Branch
Mechanical Engineering 1
Field Founding Era
1958 2
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplines
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The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
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2. Wikipedia: Aerospace engineering
WikipediaHistory, 1958 first definition
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The first definition of aerospace engineering appeared in February 1958, considering the Earth's atmosphere and outer space as a single realm.
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