inventor
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So even though he’s not the inventor, Henry Phillips will forever be remembered for the Phillips-head screw and screwdriver.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
This is not the first time someone has been "unveiled" as the inventor of Bitcoin.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
A report in The New York Times claims to have identified the person who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamato, the inventor of bitcoin and one of the richest people on Earth.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Unruly salt-and-pepper hair in a long quaff, round glasses and broad smile give James Ortiz the look of a whimsical inventor, the kind that hides away in his workshop crafting extraordinary artifacts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
It’s also a little up in the air whether the inventor of whatnots, Frances Miranda Gonzagaga, wanted to help the rich people or just become rich herself.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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