inventions

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On the back of hopes it could save farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Monarch tractor made Time magazine’s list of the year’s best inventions in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

His modification of a Land Rover Discovery for calf-feeding rounds - an off-road milk float - earned him third place in the Farmers Weekly inventions competition in 2020.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Founded in 1874 by a group of friends in a dancing club, Hearts has been playing organized soccer since before the great Scottish inventions of the telephone, penicillin, or the deep-fried Mars bar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Discoveries and inventions don’t make themselves, Stassun said. “People do those things.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Every single one of Petey’s inventions seemed like something out of the wildest sci-fi comics and movies.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles