inventor
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Her name as a possible presidential nominee was first put forward in an open letter signed by sixteen prominent Hungarians, including the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, Erno Rubik.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
He was an accomplished artist, inventor and entrepreneur and the accidental inventor of the modern blast-furnace brick.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Philadelphia: Through the pioneering designs of inventor Oliver Evans, Philadelphia became a hub for the mechanical ice-making technology that stabilized the global food-supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
At this week’s The Future of Everything conference—the Journal’s flagship live event—the inventor of the Roomba unveiled his next chapter: a soft, four-legged robot that’s designed to form an emotional bond with its owner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But then, having created that sneakandle and her own radio from spare parts, I’d have thought she was a mastermind inventor already.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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Airship captains and Victorian inventors gather Down Under.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Siminoff said it doesn’t hurt that Mahan speaks the same language as many tech leaders, who are mostly just “pragmatic inventors and entrepreneurs” who want California’s leader to be “principled in thinking about fixing things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The Russian leader went on to celebrate the citizens of Russia, making reference to the contributions of workers to its war effort, including scientists, inventors, military correspondents, doctors and teachers.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The first rotary engines were pioneered in the late 1800s by French and American inventors, and made their way into early motorcycles and airplanes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Like the inventors of the elevator, he had conjured an entirely new physical sensation.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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