First there was the need to understand the basic inventions that made the motion picture possible.

The most basic mathematical inventions are rooted in the brain and body.

They have already sunk several hundred million dollars into his basic invention - an electronic gun - and its many spin-off applications.

But even the basic inventions wouldn't have been possible if engineers hadn't paid close attention to the way things work in nature.

This was soon after Napier's basic invention.

Makeyev was the author of 32 basic inventions, and published more than 200 printed works including monographs.

As the Japanese have proved, what matters most is not the basic invention but the ability to commercialize it.

One source claims it is the only basic mechanical invention of the 20th century.

First comes the basic invention, then a period of refinement.

"He has made all the basic inventions," said the many-tongued people.