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Animals, which move, have limbs and muscles. The earth does not have limbs and muscles;
therefore it does not move.
- Scipio Chiaramonti [Professor of philosophy and mathematics at U. of Pisa, arguing
against the Heliocentric system.]
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There is a young madman proposing to light the streets of London—with what do you
suppose—with smoke!
- Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) [On a proposal to light cities with gaslight.]
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This `telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a practical form of
communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.
- Western Union internal memo, 1878
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Well informed people know it is impossible to transmit the voice over wires and that were it
possible to do so, the thing would be of no practical value.
- Editorial in the Boston Post (1865)
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The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty—a fad.
- Advice from a president of the Michigan Savings Bank to Henry Ford's lawyer Horace
Rackham. Rackham ignored the advice and invested $5000 in Ford stock, selling it later
for $12.5 million.
--Automobiles will start to decline almost as soon as the last shot is fired in World War II. The
name of Igor Sikorsky will be as well known as Henry Ford's, for his helicopter will all but
replace the horseless carriage as the new means of popular transportation. Instead of a car in
every garage, there will be a helicopter.... These 'copters' will be so safe and will cost so little to
produce that small models will be made for teenage youngsters. These tiny 'copters, when
school lets out, will fill the sky as the bicycles of our youth filled the prewar roads.
- Harry Bruno, aviation publicist, 1943.
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Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.
- Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), ca. 1895, British mathematician and physicist
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Computers in the future may...perhaps only weigh 1.5 tons.
- Popular Mechanics, 1949.
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There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.
- Kenneth Olsen, president and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Animals, which move, have limbs and muscles. The earth does not have limbs and muscles;
therefore it does not move.
- Scipio Chiaramonti [Professor of philosophy and mathematics at U. of Pisa, arguing
against the Heliocentric system.]
-----
There is a young madman proposing to light the streets of London—with what do you
suppose—with smoke!
- Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) [On a proposal to light cities with gaslight.]
-----
This `telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a practical form of
communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.
- Western Union internal memo, 1878
----
Well informed people know it is impossible to transmit the voice over wires and that were it
possible to do so, the thing would be of no practical value.
- Editorial in the Boston Post (1865)
----
The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty—a fad.
- Advice from a president of the Michigan Savings Bank to Henry Ford's lawyer Horace
Rackham. Rackham ignored the advice and invested $5000 in Ford stock, selling it later
for $12.5 million.
--Automobiles will start to decline almost as soon as the last shot is fired in World War II. The
name of Igor Sikorsky will be as well known as Henry Ford's, for his helicopter will all but
replace the horseless carriage as the new means of popular transportation. Instead of a car in
every garage, there will be a helicopter.... These 'copters' will be so safe and will cost so little to
produce that small models will be made for teenage youngsters. These tiny 'copters, when
school lets out, will fill the sky as the bicycles of our youth filled the prewar roads.
- Harry Bruno, aviation publicist, 1943.
--
Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.
- Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), ca. 1895, British mathematician and physicist
---------
Computers in the future may...perhaps only weigh 1.5 tons.
- Popular Mechanics, 1949.
----------
There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.
- Kenneth Olsen, president and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net