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invention

Also known as inventions

thumb|right|alt=Cover of Science and Invention Magazine|'BUILD YOUR OWN TELEVISION RECEIVER.' Electrical Experimenter|Science and Invention magazine cover, November 1928

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An invention is a new creation or device developed to solve a problem or serve a practical purpose, like the television receiver featured on this 1928 magazine cover. Inventions matter because they introduce new technologies and capabilities that can change how people work, communicate, and live their daily lives.

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Research

20,764 papers

Invention and Early History of Gapmers.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2020Lim KRQ, Yokota TDOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0771-8_1
Invention of the split-anode magnetron.ReviewProceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences · 2024Mimura HDOI: 10.2183/pjab.100.018
Invention in Dermatology: A Review.ReviewJournal of drugs in dermatology : JDD · 2019Bezalel SA, Otley CC
Invention of CT-Scan.The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India · 2020Pai-Dhungat J
Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology (part 4).Development, growth & differentiation · 2023Ogino H, Kamei Y, Hayashi T et al.DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12883
Mothers of invention.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Murray FDOI: 10.1126/science.abh3178
Magnetic resonance elastography: from invention to standard of care.ReviewAbdominal radiology (New York) · 2022Ehman RLDOI: 10.1007/s00261-022-03597-z
Artificial and Natural Intelligence: From Invention to Discovery.ReviewNeuron · 2020Zhaoping LDOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.01.014

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Contents

History
Types
Process
Practical means
Conceptual means
Play
Re-envisioning
Insight
Exploration
Improvement
Implementation
Comparison with innovation
As defined by patent law
In the arts
Gender gap in inventions
See also
References
Further reading
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thumb|right|alt=Cover of Science and Invention Magazine|'BUILD YOUR OWN TELEVISION RECEIVER.' Electrical Experimenter|Science and Invention magazine cover, November 1928

An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea, or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an idea is unique enough either as a stand-alone invention or as a significant improvement over the work of others, it can be patented. A patent, if granted, gives the inventor a proprietary interest in the patent over a specific period of time, which can be licensed for financial gain.