i_like_sun Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Here it is: "Man will never reach the moon, regardless of all future scientific advances." -- Dr. Lee DeForest, Father of Radio &Grandfather of Television. "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives." -- Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project Manhattan "There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom." -- Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."-- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers "-- Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year."-- The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957 "But what is it good for?" commenting on the microchip.-- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968 "640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981 "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us,"--Western Union internal memo, 1876 "The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?" in response to urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.-- David Sarnoff' Associates "The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible,"-- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. Smith went on to found Federal Express. "I'm just glad it will be Clark Gable who falls on his face, not Gary Cooper," -- Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in Gone With The Wind. "A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make," -- Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies "We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."-- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962 "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible," -- Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895 "If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment.The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this." -- Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" Notepads. "Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy," -- Drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil, 1859 "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." -- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University , 1929 "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value," -- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre, France "Everything that can be invented has been invented." -- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899 "The super computer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required."-- Professor of Electrical Engineering, New York University "I don't know what use any one could find for a machine that would make copies of documents. It certainly couldn't be a feasible business by itself.-- the head of IBM, refusing to back the idea, forcing the inventor to found Xerox "Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." -- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872 "The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon."-- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873 And last but not least... "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." -- Ken Olson, president, chairman, founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977 Perhaps not so short sighted.. "The world is a dangerous place to live -- not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevino Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I like the last quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 "I can't see very far without my glasses" - Isaac Asimov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_like_sun Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 Yeah me too. I think that, along with the very first quote are my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City They've gone about as fur as they c'n go! -Will (Oklahoma) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."-- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949 I don't understand why this made the list. It is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketch Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Computers are like women. If I said "gee Archy, you weigh no more thatn 1 1/2 tons" That could be very short sighted (not to mention dangereous ). Thus the short sightedness of said statment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fear_and_greed Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 " Mission Accomplished" - G.W. Bush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Since everyone give me crap about not putting my sources down. Check the bottom of page where this came from. http://www.pugetsoundtidalpower.com/Technology/gorlov_turbine.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_like_sun Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 Computers are like women. If I said "gee Archy, you weigh no more thatn 1 1/2 tons" That could be very short sighted (not to mention dangereous ). Thus the short sightedness of said statment. Thats brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lI1|1! Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_like_sun Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 Is that Archenemy???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Is the little girl in the front holding the girl in the orange by her leash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I don't want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 No worries, your lot is to not know much anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 No worries, your lot is to not know much anyway At least my Lot not sitting around CC.com spray room waiting for me to post. Boy you got problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I sit around and wait for me to post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I sit around and wait for me to post At least your waiting for someone. DC case he might be waiting all day for himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 " Mission Accomplished" - G.W. Bush "read my lips - no new taxes!" - G. H. Bush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 " Mission Accomplished" - G.W. Bush "read my lips - no new taxes!" - G. H. Bush "I didn't have sexual relations with that woman" B. Clinton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 No worries, your lot is to not know much anyway At least my Lot not sitting around CC.com spray room waiting for me to post. Boy you got problems. You're my idol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 He's your idol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I mispoke. Here's my Idle: BTW, you clueless twit, you gave me a laugh when, above, you witlessly posted something under the title "Short-sighted Quote By Very Dumb Person". You rule! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Here's my idle: http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17200086 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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