Innovation Quote by Jonathan Swift

The greatest Inventions were produced in Times of Ignorance; as the Use of the Compass, Gunpowder, and Printing; and by the dullest Nation, as…

— Jonathan Swift

Every invention was made out of necessity.

— Anonymous

The invention of the printing press was one of the most important events in human history.

— Ha-Joon Chang

There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and central banking.

— Will Rogers

Most inventions are based on some prior history.

— Ralph H. Baer

The inventors we remember didn't invent anything. They're the people who took somebody else's invention and made it commercially viable.

— Mark Kurlansky

“Our greatest invention in the past 200 years was not a particular gadget or tool but the invention of the scientific process itself. Once…

— Kevin Kelly

The greatest invention of the nineteenth century was the invention of the method of invention.

— Alfred North Whitehead

“After all, all devices have their dangers. The discovery of speech introduced communication—and lies. The discovery of fire introduced cooking—and arson. The discovery of…

— Isaac Asimov

An invention can be so valuable as to be worthless to the inventor,

— Eli Whitney

There have been three great inventions in the history of mankind; Fire, the wheel and Playboy.

— Hugh Hefner

Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.

— Mark Twain