Invention

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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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Inventions (WolframAlpha)

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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

How Products Are Made

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

Inventions (HISTORY.com)

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

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