1. Daedalus - Noun
2. Daedalus - Proper noun
(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus
Source: WordNetWas Daedalus really stricken with grief when Icarus fell into the sea? Or just disappointed by the design failure. Alison Bechdel
There were a lot of answers I might've given, from "I knew that" to "LIAR!" to "Yeah right, and I'm Zeus." - Percy, after Quintus says that he is Daedalus. Rick Riordan
After aiding the base personnel in repelling a Majestic 12 attack, JC meets X-51 leader Gary Savage, who reveals that Daedalus is an artificial intelligence (AI) borne out of the ECHELON program. Source: Internet
Aircraft main Fixed wing MIT Daedalus human powered aircraft The Pedaliante flew short distances fully under human power in 1936, but the distances were not significant enough to win the prize of the Italian competition for which it was built. Source: Internet
Both the detailed design studies in the 1970s, the Orion drive and Project Daedalus, used inertial confinement. Source: Internet
Cocalus managed to convince him to take a bath first; then Cocalus' daughters and Daedalus, with Minos trapped in the bath, scalded him to death with boiling water. Source: Internet