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inventor

[in-ven-ter] / ɪnˈvɛn tər /


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The Cooper Union college, whose alumni include inventor Thomas Edison, has owned the land on which the Chrysler Building stands since 1902.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Now retired, Seiler previously worked in real estate and banking and also spent time as an inventor.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Signatories include a descendant of inventor James Watt, and members of reggae bands Steel Pulse and UB40.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The film chronicles his childhood in South Africa and his time in Silicon Valley, and suggests that Musk’s genius is not as an inventor but as an investor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s also a little up in the air whether the inventor of whatnots, Frances Miranda Gonzagaga, wanted to help the rich people or just become rich herself.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

In contrast not some, not a majority, but all of AI’s inventors and leaders admit it may bring about physical disaster, and most if not all expect at least one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Both countries lay claim to being the inventors of the sport and in the early days the fixture was dominated by the Scots, who popularised the passing game.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Blau, Bhutani, and several co-authors are inventors on Stanford University patent applications involving 15-PGDH inhibition for cartilage repair and tissue rejuvenation that have been licensed to Epirium Bio.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Airship captains and Victorian inventors gather Down Under.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

The inventors of calculus, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, created the most powerful mathematical method ever by dividing by zero and adding an infinite number of zeros together.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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