Methods whose primary historical significance is an industrial chemical process. Belongs here: industrial fermentation as a biochemical production method, the blast furnace and vulcanization as heat- and chemistry-driven transformation processes, and quality control in its chemical-process-industry sense. Does not belong here: mechanical shaping or joining methods, grouped under Mechanical Engineering, or corrosion and surface-finishing methods specific to metals, grouped under Metallurgical Engineering.
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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: Chemical engineering
WikipediaHistory, term origin, circa 1890Quote, History, term origin, circa 1890
History of Science in United States: An Encyclopedia puts the use of the term around 1890.
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