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This dimension credits the specific person who actually invented a technology. Wikipedia names "Alexander Graham Bell" as the first person "granted a United States patent" for the telephone in 1876, even though "this instrument was further developed by many others" afterward. Browsing by inventor gathers every invention credited to the same person.

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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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