inventor
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But long before that, in 1871, inventor Antonio Meucci received a “caveat,” a precursor to a patent, for his version of a telephone, which he called a speaking telegraph.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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
And a former lion from Longleat is being immortalised by an inventor who has recreated her paw print in tyre form, which could help improve the grip of Nasa's rover vehicles that work on Mars.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
This is not the first time someone has been "unveiled" as the inventor of Bitcoin.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Stamitz, who was born 120 kilometres from Prague and baptised Jan Stamic, has probably the greatest claim to being the inventor of the symphony as we know it, though posterity has largely forgotten him nonetheless.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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