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Engineering disciplines

  • DesignThe word design refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent. A design is expected to have a purpose within a specific…
  • Chemical engineeringGeorge E. Davis, an English consultant born in 1850 and died in 1907, is regarded as the founding father of chemical engineering.
  • Mechanical engineeringThe wheel appeared in Mesopotamia thousands of years before the Industrial Revolution. Some sources suggest it was invented independently there and in…
  • Civil engineeringThe pyramids of Egypt rose between 2500 and 2400 BC, marking some of the first large-scale structure constructions in human history.
  • Architectural engineeringFormal architectural engineering education developed in the late 19th century. This discipline emerged as a distinct licensed profession during that era of…
  • Electrical engineeringIn 1820, Hans Christian Ørsted discovered that an electric current produces a magnetic field capable of deflecting a compass needle.