invent
in·vent / inˈvent/ • v. [tr.] create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of: he invented an improved form of the steam engine. ∎ make up (an idea, name, story, etc.), esp. so as to deceive: I did not have to invent any tales about my past.
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Invention (from the Latin invenire, to find or to discover) in a broad sense refers to any novel idea or the process of its creation. In th… Edmund Cartwright , Cartwright, Edmund (1743–1823). Inventor. A younger brother of John Cartwright, the parliamentary reformer, who also had a taste for inventing, Edmun… Anticipation , an·tic·i·pa·tion / anˌtisəˈpāshən/ • n. the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction: her eyes sparkled with anticipation. ∎ Mus.… Inventions , The Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries had a direct effect on how clothing materials were made. Four innovations in par… Garrett Morgan , Morgan, Garrett 1877-1963
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Garrett Morgan was a self-educated and creative individual whose inventions contributed to greater safety and orde… Elijah Mccoy , McCoy, Elijah 1844–1929
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Elijah McCoy was working as a fireman on the Michigan Central Railroad, shoveling coal and lubricating engine parts…
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