invention
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Inspired by an ancient invention, the tiny machine can even reverse its direction when the electrical voltage is switched.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Hungarian national identity—like Budapest itself, which came together as one city in 1873—is largely a 19th-century invention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
His invention became an American triumph—but then it fell into obscurity.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
He says that starting with the invention of television in the early ‘50s, you can see a massive decline in Americans doing what he calls “associating.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Horse-drawn carriages are still everywhere, but there are also noisy horseless carriages, an invention so new there’s only recently a word for them: automobiles.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
In its pages, he asks a series of penetrating questions: Does faith retain value even if the stories underlying it are human inventions?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
In short, unruly crowds, strange smells, intrusive noise and late nights are not unique inventions of the TikTok era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Some breakthroughs in physics come from brand new inventions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Dramatic backstories about "secret inventions" or "industry breakthroughs"
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Even inventions that meet the need for which they were initially designed may later prove more valuable at meeting unforeseen needs.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing invention
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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The Stone Age - Middle School and High School
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