Patent · the limited legal protection it grants an inventor

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A patent concerns a legally defined invention rather than ownership of a broad idea. Source: Patent ↗

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54Invention histories · explain why credit rarely belongs to a lone inventorRECALL
New tools usually build on prior materials, knowledge, labor, and collaboration.
A famous name can be useful, but it rarely tells the whole story of an invention.
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01He observed the antibacterial effect of Penicillium mould in 1928.RECALL
Alexander Fleming
Observed its antibacterial effect in 1928
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02These two researchers proposed the 1953 DNA double-helix model, drawing on evidence including Franklin's and Wilkins's work.RECALL
Watson and Crick
Rosalind Franklin's data was crucial
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