# There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to… by J. B. S. Haldane > "There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god." > **— J. B. S. Haldane**, *Daedalus; or, Science and the Future (1924), widely attributed* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Daedalus; or, Science and the Future (1924), widely attributed.