Top Technology predictions that were horribly wrong. (no, not flying cars). 10) Machine guns will make war impossible.- Hiram Maxim (inventor of the machine gun in 1893) 9) Television wont last; its a flash in the pan.- Mary Somerville, radio pioneer (1948) 8)The iPhone wont get any significant market share. - Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft (2007) 7) There will never be a bigger plane built. - Unnamed Boeing engineer after the first flight of the 247 with a full load of 10 passengers. (1933) 6) Y2K will bring the end of the world. - various. 5) A rocket will never leave the Earths atmosphere. - The New York Times (1936) 4) X-rays will prove to be a hoax. - William Thomspn, the Lord Kelvin (1896) 3) The automobile is only a novelty-a fad. - the president of the Michigan Savings Bank (1903) 2) 640KB ought to be enough PC memory for anybody. - Bill Gates (1970s). 1) Everything that can be invented has been invented. - Charles H. Duell, Commissioner of U.S. Patent Office (1899) https://youtube/watch?v=oW3Z0zOezxA
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:00:09 +0000
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