2007-04-30

Wrong predictions of the past

  • “Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”
    Popular Mechanics
    , forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
  • “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.”
    Ken Olson
    , president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
  • “Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?”
    H.M. Warner
    , Warner Brothers, 1927.
  • “Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.”
    Lord Kelvin
    , president, Royal Society, 1895.
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