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Origin Era

Origin era places a technology method in the period when it was actually first put into practice. Wikipedia notes "Olds patented the assembly line concept, which he put to work in his Olds Motor Vehicle Company factory in 1901," more than a decade before Ford's better-known version. Browsing by origin era shows how long a method has actually been in use before it became famous.

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Main Engineering Branch
Chemical Engineering 1
Field Founding Era
1890 2
Origin Era
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplines
Quote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
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2. Wikipedia: Chemical engineering
WikipediaHistory, term origin, circa 1890
Quote, 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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