Field groups engineers by the branch of engineering where they did their central work. Wikipedia describes Nikola Tesla as "a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor" known chiefly for "the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system," squarely within electrical engineering. This dimension gathers engineers who worked mainly in the same field.
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
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The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Petroleum engineering
WikipediaOverview, 1914 profession startQuote, Overview, 1914 profession start
The profession got its start in 1914 within the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME).
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