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• invention — in·ven·tion n: a device, process, or discovery under U.S. patent law that is new and useful, that reflects extraordinary creative ability or skill, and that makes a distinct and recognized contribution to and advancement of science; also: the act …   Law dictionary

• Invention of radio — Great Radio Controversy redirects here. For the album by the band Tesla, see The Great Radio Controversy. Contents 1 Physics of wireless signalling 2 Theory of electromagnetism …   Wikipedia

• Invention of the telephone — The modern telephone is the result of work done by many people, all worthy of recognition of their contributions to the field. Alexander Graham Bell was the first to patent the telephone, an apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds… …   Wikipedia

• invention — inventional, adj. inventionless, adj. /in ven sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of inventing. 2. U.S. Patent Law. a new, useful process, machine, improvement, etc., that did not exist previously and that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition …   Universalium

• invention — in•ven•tion [[t]ɪnˈvɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of inventing 2) law U.S. Patent Law. a new process, machine, improvement, etc., that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition or genius 3) anything invented or devised 4) the power or… …   From formal English to slang

• Level of Invention — (or degree of inventiveness, or level of solution, or rank of solution, or rank of invention) is a relative degree of changes to the previous system (or solution) in the result of solution of inventive problem (one containing a contradiction).… …   Wikipedia

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• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …   Universalium

• Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service — Common Wealth Award Awarded for Outstanding achievement(s) in dramatic arts, literature, science, invention, mass communications, public service, government, and sociology. Presented by PNC Bank Country …   Wikipedia