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inventor

[in-ven-ter] / ɪnˈvɛn tər /


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“Tike” Miller, the Illinois inventor of the Mold-A-Rama, was inspired by a broken figurine in his nativity scene.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Her name as a possible presidential nominee was first put forward in an open letter signed by sixteen prominent Hungarians, including the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, Erno Rubik.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Pierre Coffin, the French inventor of the Minions, who also voices them and co-directed the first three “Despicable Me” movies, had his doubts.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Against the backdrop of these frequent price fluctuations, speculation continues about the true identity of Bitcoin's mysterious inventor known only as Satoshi Nakamoto.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

He came up with a strip of papyrus and showed the old inventor some diagrams and notes.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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

Siminoff said it doesn’t hurt that Mahan speaks the same language as many tech leaders, who are mostly just “pragmatic inventors and entrepreneurs” who want California’s leader to be “principled in thinking about fixing things.”

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Avid inventors tend to swamp physics departments and science magazines with blueprints for incredible machines—machines that eternally generate power without any source of energy.

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




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