brainchild

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The brainchild behind the “dessert in the stars” reception was Dimon himself, who pitched the idea to Musk during a meeting in Texas, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

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

The new Ferrari Luce, the brainchild of iPhone designer Sir Jony Ive, is unlike anything the Italian carmaker has ever created - so is the backlash it is facing.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

It was the brainchild of Ford advisor John R. Lee, an early proponent of “scientific” management.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The visit was the brainchild of Mrs. Marie Mattingly Meloney, a New York socialite and magazine entrepreneur who had been shocked to learn that Madame Curies research was hobbled by a meager supply of radium.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik