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madmax1 | 16:49 Fri 06th Jan 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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where does the saying state of the art come from
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Wordorigins states:


This term arose in engineering circles. The earliest known usage is from 1910, in H.H. Suplee's Gas Turbine. There is a use of the term status of the art dating to 1889 in Anthony's Photography Bulletin.




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