To be sure, many scientists have made important discoveries and turned those discoveries into fantastic inventions. The scientific process lends itself to seeking information and using it in new ways. Thinking scientifically in some way is probably a part of every invention that has ever been created.

Do scientists create technology?

Scientific knowledge is used to create new technologies. New technologies often allow scientists to explore nature in different ways and make new discoveries. Examples of technologies that have helped science advance include the telescope and microscope.

Do scientists invent or discover?

A discovery is recognizing something that already exists for the first time, that nobody has found before, e.g. how Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. An invention is creating something totally new with one's own ideas and development. ... Thus making inventions unique.