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invention

[in-ven-shuhn] / ɪnˈvɛn ʃən /




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Woods didn’t announce his invention from a lecture hall or an exhibition floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Ask any historian—or child, for that matter—to name the “father of the telephone,” and most will say Alexander Graham Bell, who patented his revolutionary invention in 1876.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

Of course, having to rely on an invention rather than Mother Nature isn’t really what anyone wants.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

All these different revolutions have their utility in understanding the past, but they should not distract our attention from the main event: the invention of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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