Invented

Famous quotes containing the word invented:

“Can it be, that the Greek grammarians invented their dual number for the particular benefit of twins?”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“In the name of Hippocrates, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival.”
—Luis Buñuel (1900–1983)

“Anyone who has invented a better mousetrap, or the contemporary equivalent, can expect to be harassed by strangers demanding that you read their unpublished manuscripts or undergo the humiliation of public speaking, usually on remote Midwestern campuses.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)