This dimension links a technology method to the field of engineering that developed it. Wikipedia defines an assembly line as "a manufacturing process where the unfinished product moves in a direct line from workstation to workstation," a method belonging to industrial and manufacturing engineering. Browsing by field groups methods that belong to the same branch of technology.
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Main Engineering Branch Field Founding Era 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: 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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