This dimension links an invention to the field of technology it belongs to. Wikipedia describes the telephone as "a telecommunications device that enables two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly," placing it squarely within telecommunications. Browsing by field groups inventions that belong to the same branch of technology.
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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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