invention

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Motion pictures have been around for less than half of that, but few inventions have been as effective at telling the story of America and its value.

From The Wall Street Journal

After listing Oppenheimer’s wartime accomplishments, including overseeing the invention of the plutonium bomb, Rabi asked the inquisitors, “What more do you want, mermaids?”

From Los Angeles Times

Ireland were beaten in the air, missed tackle after tackle, and were often chasing shadows on the ground against a razor-sharp team brimming with speed, invention and self-belief.

From BBC

Then came the invention of air conditioning, but Friday’s Mission League tournament semifinals were also super hot in terms of intensity and top performances.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the past century, research into atoms, electrons, and photons led to the invention of transistors and the foundation of today's computers.

From Science Daily