brainchild
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It’s the brainchild of Alan Alda, who helped start what is now called the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Long Island’s Stony Brook University more than 15 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
It was the brainchild of Ford advisor John R. Lee, an early proponent of “scientific” management.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Headquartered north of Atlanta, Phoenix Air is the brainchild of two brothers, Mark and Dent Thompson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The Comic Relief charity, set up in 1985, was the brainchild of filmmaker Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
The spacecraft itself, the can that would take a man into space, was the brainchild of Dorothy Lee’s boss, Maxime Faget.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
