R0021/2026-03-25/Q005/SRC02

Research	R0021 — Prompt engineering definitions
Run	2026-03-25
Query	Q005
Search	S02
Result	S02-R01
Source	SRC02

History of Engineering — Civil and Military Engineering

Source

Field	Value
Title	History of engineering
Publisher	Wikipedia / Encyclopedia sources
Author(s)	Various
Date	Accessed 2026-03-25
URL	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_engineering
Type	Encyclopedia article

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	Medium
Relevance	Medium-High
Bias: Missing data	Some concerns
Bias: Measurement	N/A
Bias: Selective reporting	Some concerns
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Wikipedia as intermediary for historical facts. Cross-verified against multiple sources.
Relevance	Provides historical context for engineering discipline formation.
Bias flags	Historical coverage may be Eurocentric.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC02-E01	Civil engineering emerged as label before formal schools; first school 1747