inventor
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One day, an aspiring inventor brought in a knitting machine that he was working on, which may have planted a seed in Howe’s mind for his future creation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Women at the time couldn’t hold patents, but Sybilla Masters was acknowledged as the inventor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
A British Bitcoin entrepreneur has told the BBC he is not the digital currency's mysterious inventor after a New York Times article named him as its creator.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
According to the report, bitcoin’s inventor is Adam Back, a British cryptographer and still a major player in the bitcoin movement.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
While we waited, I told Annie that I’m going to become an inventor when I grow up.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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