inventor

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Women at the time couldn’t hold patents, but Sybilla Masters was acknowledged as the inventor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

This is not the first time someone has been "unveiled" as the inventor of Bitcoin.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A report in The New York Times claims to have identified the person who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamato, the inventor of bitcoin and one of the richest people on Earth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Unruly salt-and-pepper hair in a long quaff, round glasses and broad smile give James Ortiz the look of a whimsical inventor, the kind that hides away in his workshop crafting extraordinary artifacts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A family member who was an inventor, maybe, who might have a deep understanding of telephone technology.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse