Talk:Invention
From Academic Kids
How about some older inventions, like the plow, the stirrup, the aqueduct, the arch? They certainly revolutionized the societies of their times. Does agriculture count as an invention? Surely it would be one of the earliest influential ones, right up there with stone tools... -- April
Great idea: I'll put them in. The Anome
I don't think that the 'parachute:powered flight' analogy is the best. Granted we now use parachutes *most* with powered flight, but it was primarily a way to get close to flight, or for base jumping (for a more modern term). They weren't designed to be airplane survival systems. In fact, WWI was notorious for pilots not having parachutes (even if they had been previously designed).
~ender 2003-10-02 17:07:MST
I have got some problems with the definition of innovation and invention. If there is no need for application for an innovation, what is than the distinction with invention? In this definition, innovation and invention are the same. I would like to use Schumpeters definitions here, with the remark that an other school looks at it a different way. --MaxB 12:55, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I don't think there's anything wrong with outlining Schumpeter's theory. However, to balance the article, it is important to note conflicting views from other theorists. I don't think there is any reason to limit the article to Schumpeter. --Westendgirl 07:10, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)
In lay terms, an invention is a novel device, material, or technique.
But what means "novel"? --Montanesko
Sibling word
Is Invention a sibling word of convention? does anybody know if there are such words as revention, suvention, etc.? --SuperDude 03:49, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
