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General
Portal
Portal to Discovery, Inventions (ScienceWiz)
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
OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary
invention : (1) a product of the imagination (2) a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment — Webster
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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. The rules and requirements for patenting an invention vary from country to country and the process of obtaining a patent is often expensive. — Wikipedia
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Preservation
History
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Inventing Modern America, Notable inventors of the 20th century (MIT)
Quotation
Museum
Library
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
Participation
Education
Invention & Technology Web Sites (ProTeacher)
Inventors & Inventions (Teacher Oz)
Course
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
Organization
Book
Government
Document
Expression
Fun
10 Accidental Inventions (Science Channel)
Invention at Play (Smithsonian)