>>20848813We really don't have much on the topic put down on paper, but based on our existing circumstances I see a few potential areas of note in this regard:
1. Naval engineering is huge. The deadbeats got to the island on boats, and haven't stopped sailing since then, as fishing has always been a staple in our diet.
2. Metallurgy. We have some iron, but a lot more of other metals such as copper and platinum group metals, so we had to get good at making non-Fe based metal alloys to fulfill all kinds of roles. In particular, our bronzeworking lets us make highly corrosion resistant mechanisms and armor suitable for use on the sea, while steel is reserved for applications where maximum hardness is desired, mainly cutting edges.
3. Aquaculture, particularly of shrimps.
4. Artillery engineering. That is a result of naval engineering, military academies and advanced bronzeworking intersecting; basically we have cannons, we're quite proud of them and we're constantly trying to improve them.
