Or a Carl Sagan fan:

> If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

From episode 9 of his Cosmos TV series.

https://kottke.org/23/11/if-you-wish-to-make-an-apple-pie-fr...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos:_A_Personal_Voyage

There were a number of "history of technology & invention" TV series, all inspired by Connections.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_TV_series...