inventions

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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

Through the late 1880s and 1890s, Woods remained independent and invented prolifically—nearly 60 inventions in all—but autonomy came at a cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Harnessing happenstance has led to inventions that have changed the world—from extending the lives of cardiac patients to overhauling how humans eat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

He glanced up at the remaining Violet orbs swinging overhead, cradled in his reflective inventions.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat