The Dutch people have a history and tradition in inventing and discovery. Dutch scientists and engineers have made a remarkable contribution to human progress as a whole, from something as simple as the saw mill to microbiology and artificial organs.
INVENTION:
An invention is a new configuration, composition of matter, device, or process. Some inventions are based on pre-existing models or ideas. Other inventions are radical breakthroughs which may extend the boundaries of human knowledge or experience.
Inventions that become common in usage are innovations, and may be a major breakthroughs, minor in their impact, or with an effect in between these two extremes.
An invention that is novel and not obvious to those who are skilled in the same field may be able to obtain the legal protection of a patent. There is also a cultural invention which is an innovative set of useful social behaviors adopted by people and passed on to others.
EXAMPLE DISCOVERIES:
Within the course of scientific innovation, major scientific theories and discoveries were developed by various people. In many cases, the discovery spanned several years. The following are a few discoveries by observation:
JJ Thomson discovery of the electron model.
The discovery of the structure of DNA.
The discovery of quasars.
Another discovery was that the Earth was not flat. In Western culture, Greek philosophers realized that the Earth was round by the fourth century BCE; non-western cultures noticed it even earlier. Indeed, the curvature of the earth is fairly obvious to seagoing people--for example, watching a ship disappear bottom-first over the horizon.
