In field names the specific industry where a material actually does its most important work. Wikipedia notes stainless steel's "cleanability, strength, and corrosion resistance have prompted its use in pharmaceutical and food processing plants," a narrower application than its many other listed uses. This dimension groups materials favored by the same specific industry.
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Main Engineering Branch Field Founding Era In Field
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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: Materials science
WikipediaIntroduction, mid-20th-century recognitionQuote, Introduction, mid-20th-century recognition
Beginning in the 1940s, materials science began to be more widely recognized as a specific and distinct field.
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