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Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and, therefore, the foundation of all invention and innovation.In its arguably most transformative and relevetory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared. J.K.Rowling, Harvard 2008 Commencement Address
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Introduction1
Dictionary
invent : (1) to devise by thinking : fabricate (2) to produce (as something useful) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment — Webster See also OneLook
invention : (1) a product of the imagination (2) a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment — Webster See also OneLook
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition or process. The invention process is a process within an overall engineering and product development process. It may be an improvement upon a machine or product or a new process for creating an object or a result. An invention that achieves a completely unique function or result may be a radical breakthrough. Such works are novel and not obvious to others skilled in the same field. An inventor may be taking a big step in success or failure. Some inventions can be patented. A patent legally protects the intellectual property rights of the inventor and legally recognizes that a claimed invention is actually an invention. — Wikipedia
Invention (Encyclopædia Britannica)
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Foundation
Process
5 Steps for Turning Your Invention Idea Into a Product (Sarah Pierce, Entrepreneur)
The Invention Cycle (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
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Innovation
Technology
Invention
The Invention of Invention (Gaurav Desai, Cultural Critique via JSTOR)
Our greatest invention was the invention of invention itself (Keith Frankish, Psyche)
Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Invention Campaigns@Kickstarter
Invention Campaigns@Indiegogo
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Preservation
History
Quotation
If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run – and often in the short one – the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative. — Arthur C. Clarke, The Exploration of Space
Museum
National Inventors Hall of Fame (Official Site)
National Inventors Hall of Fame (YouTube Channel)
National Inventors Hall of Fame (Wikipedia)
Library
Library of Congress # T15 Inventions (UPenn Online Books)
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
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Participation
Education
The Lemelson Foundation (Official Site)
The Lemelson Foundation (YouTube Channel)
Lemelson Foundation (Wikipedia)
Inventor Handbook (Lemelson MIT)
Invention Resources (Lemelson MIT)
Camp Invention (National Inventors Hall of Fame)
Collegiate Inventors Competition (National Inventors Hall of Fame)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
InventNET: The Inventors Network
Book
Government
Inventors and Entrepreneurs (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
Document
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Expression
Fun
Toy
We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the fact that many inventions had their birth as toys. — Eric Hoffer
Invention at Play (Smithsonian)
Poem
OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form
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Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
Innovation Creativity, Mathematics
Science Research, Discovery
Technology Invention, Intellectual Property
Commerce Entrepreneurship, Product
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