In the arts of life man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he outdoes Nature herself, and produces by chemistry and machinery all the slaughter of plague, pestilence, and famine.
Source: The Devil, in Man and Superman, act 3.
-- George Bernard Shaw, (Jul 26 1856-1950), Irish dramatist, critic; He is generally recognized as the best dramatist since Shakespeare; promoted social reform with drama of ideas.