“As the archaeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end.” MenEndsShowsInventionOur ThoughtsArchaeologyArcheology Author:Michel Foucault
“It's very dangerous to invent something in our times; ostentatious men of the other world, who are hostile to innovations, roam about angrily. To live in peace, one has to stay away from innovations and new ideas. Innovations, like trees, attract the most destructive lightnings to themselves.” MenWorldIdeasScienceTreeDangerousInnovationInventionOur TimeDestructiveLightningNew IdeasHostileOther WorldsOstentatious Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The alphabet was a great invention, which enabled men to store and to learn with little effort what others had learned the hard way-that is, to learn from books rather than from direct, possibly painful, contact with the real world.” MenWorldWayLittlesBookRealHardLanguageEffortDirectPainfulStoresInventionContactReal WorldAlphabetHard WayGreat Inventions Author:B. F. Skinner
“Shall an invention be patented or donated to the public freely? I have known some well-meaning scientific men ... to look askance at the patenting of inventions, as if it were a rather selfish and ungracious act, essentially unworthy. The answer is very simple. Publish an invention freely, and it will almost surely die from lack of interest in its development. It will not be developed and the world will not be benefited. Patent it, and if valuable, it will be taken up and developed into a business.” IfsMenWorldWellsLooksScienceDiesInterestSimpleAnswersKnownTakenDevelopmentValuableSelfishInventionPublishUnworthyPatents Author:Elihu Thomson
“Take man's most fantastic invention- God. Man invents God in the image of his longings, in the image of what he wants to be, then proceeds to imitate that image, vie with it, and strive to overcome it.” MenWantOvercomingLongingStrivePositive AtheismInventionFantastic Author:Eric Hoffer