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 Field Founding Era Origin Era
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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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