But some recent inventions might mean the difference between success and failure.

She hopes that at the very least, her invention will mean "you'll never see those 'Lost Dog' signs again."

Surely, for instance, the invention of bookstore chains means the end of independent sellers.

The invention of the long-range bomber meant that the general fear of war intensified in the 1930s.

Later, the invention of mobile gun turrets meant that all guns were constantly exposed to water.

There are simply not enough paying audiences to support such invention and therefore, invention means very little when few can afford to see it.

His invention also meant fast growth for the family enterprise, which has six plants in California.

The invention of a knitting machine in 1589 meant that socks could be knitted six times faster than by hand.

The invention means a person "does not need to determine the amount of the food by himself," or set the cooking time or microwave level.

Mary Wollstonecraft invented modern women, if invention means reimagining the world so as to make a new kind of life possible.