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inventor

[in-ven-ter] / ɪnˈvɛn tər /


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Little else was known about the inventor beyond his name: Granville T. Woods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

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

But his claims were disregarded by the community and after years of claiming to be the inventor, a UK High Court judge ruled he was not Satoshi.

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

Just wait until the next Olympics, the inventor thought.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




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