Invention
An Invention is an inovation that is a system.
- Context:
- It can (often) be intentionally produced by Inventors, using an invention process during an invention period.
- It can (often) be presaged by an Invention Vision.
- It can range from being a Conceived Invention to being an Implemented Invention.
- It can range from being an Obvious Invention to being a Non-Obvious Invention.
- It can range from being an Abstract Invention to being a Useful Invention.
- It can range from being an Non-Novel Invention to being a Novel Invention.
- It can (often) extend the boundaries of Human Knowledge, Human Experience or Human Capability.
- Example(s):
- a Technological Invention, such as Invention of Wheels, Invention of Screw Pumps.
- an Invention of Zero.
- an Invention of Quicksort.
- a Cultural Invention?
- a Patent.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- an Application.
- See: Person Skilled in The Art, Innovative, Social Behaviour.
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.
- 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.
- ↑ Artificial Mythologies: A Guide to Cultural Invention by Craig J. Saper (1997); Review of Artificial Mythologies. A Guide to cultural Invention, Kirsten Ostherr (1998)
- ↑ Nicholas Albery, Matthew Mezey, Mary McHugh and Marie Papworth (editors). “Best Ideas: A Compendium of Social Inventions". The Institute for Social Inventions, London, 1995.