Invention

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An Invention is an inovation that is a system.



References

2014

  • (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/invention Retrieved:2014-7-2.
    • An 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.

      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. The rules and requirements for patenting an invention vary from country to country, and the process of obtaining a patent is often expensive.

      Another meaning of invention is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social behaviours adopted by people and passed on to others. [1] The Institute for Social Inventions collected many such ideas in magazines and books. [2]

      Invention is also an important component of artistic and design creativity. Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge, experience or capability.

  1. Artificial Mythologies: A Guide to Cultural Invention by Craig J. Saper (1997); Review of Artificial Mythologies. A Guide to cultural Invention, Kirsten Ostherr (1998)
  2. Nicholas Albery, Matthew Mezey, Mary McHugh and Marie Papworth (editors). “Best Ideas: A Compendium of Social Inventions". The Institute for Social Inventions, London, 1995.