Sentence examples for simple inventions from inspiring English sources

Most of the cheap and simple inventions have, to put it bluntly, been made".

But three years ago, came one of those rare, deceptively simple inventions that made the industry wonder why it had taken so long to create: the computer-generated first-down line, which made its debut on ESPN, then CBS, ABC and Fox.

Sometimes relatively simple inventions can have a profound impact on the world.

In that century, the industrial revolution commenced with the application of a few simple inventions to the problems of producing cheap manufactured goods and cheap transport.

A team from Penn made it to the 2014 Hult Prize Finals at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, where their idea, a xylitol gum that can combat gum disease, has been dubbed one of "11 Simple Inventions That Could Change the World" by the Huffington Post.

It's an ingenious take on the go-to takeout option, a brilliantly simple invention that makes you wonder why it's not everywhere.

This simple invention managed to discipline the hopeless variety of human character in the stated cause of convenience but actually in the service of safety.

Still, a simple invention can also be deceptively complex, or made up of nuanced details, which is often what makes it valuable — not to mention patentable and, hopefully, commercial.

The Water Saver Toilet A remarkably simple invention, this toilet cistern collects the soapy "grey water" from the hand-wash basin to recycle it in the operation of the toilet.

The SR-4 was a deceptively simple invention composed of four thin tungsten filaments, similar to those used in light bulbs, glued together in the shape of a diamond.

Chew is a deceptively simple invention that deploys impish wit to solve an age-old problem: providing succor for the dog who likes to gnaw but is not allowed to trash the home of the human with whom he lives.