inventor
Example Sentences
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While not an inventor, Jobs -- who died in 2011 at age 56 -- was renowned for his uncompromising drive to marry technology with design to create products that were intuitive and hassle-free.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
The other was being recruited by Arnold Beckman, a Caltech alum, a renowned inventor of scientific instruments, and scientific advisor to L.A.’s rudimentary air pollution control operation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
It used the name to sell a beer with a label featuring an image of the inventor Nikola Tesla.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Look Mum No Computer is a solo artist, songwriter and YouTuber, who is also described as "an inventor of unique musical machines".
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
It made sense to many nineteenth-century Americans that their greatest inventor would be involved in this new discovery of spirit communications.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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