invention
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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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19 sectionsContents
- 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
- External links
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.