invention
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According to Lallois, Montaclair began his invention in 2015, around the time a Besançon newspaper carried a story headlined: "Local man on shortlist for Nobel."
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"It's an impressive case study in how necessity drives invention."
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"The plot is very Moliere-esque," said the Quebec native, adding that the name of the father's astrologer, Pseudoramus –-- a pseudo-Nostradamus -- was "a clever invention by AI".
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
This year also marks 50 years since the invention and release of VHS in 1976.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
It provides the reader with the line of thinking that led Papin to the invention of the steam engine.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing invention
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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"Hitching a Ride"
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The Stone Age - Middle School and High School
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