7 silly predictions by scientists
1)''It's impossible to create flying machines, heavier than air'' said lord Calvin in 1895. William Thomson known as lord Calvin is also author such kind of quotation ''Radio has no future'' ''X-rays are charlatanry'' He was one of the greatest mechanic and physicist,Also president of London's royal society, but as it seems prediction was not his strong side. :)
2)''For as much cars development is on it's peak, we don't have to wait their radical development in future'' - Scientific American, publication of 1909 . probably you guess how much mistake made this scientific magazine.
3)''Who the hell wants to hear actors voice?''- Harry Warner, one of the founder of Warner Brothers- 1926 year. He said this phrase when his brother suggested him to use synchronous texts in films. Despite scepticism of Harry, next year released first movie with synchronous translate which , this film was '' The jazz singer''
'' There no exists any reason that one day someone would need home computer'' Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977 year.
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()''Aero plane is an amusing toy, but it will be useless in the moment of war''. - Ferdinand Foch , French military worker 1911 year. He used aviation so intensively.
6)It is impossible to create nuclear energy, because we should divide nucleus of atom''-Albert Einstein 1932 year. than what can we say sometimes genius also makes wrong decisions a few years later Einstein send the message to president Roosevelt about creating nuclear weapon before Nazi's created it.
7)Musical case can not bring any profit, who will pay for it, to get the notification from nowhere?
David Sarnoff who created a radio broadcasting got this message in 1920. in those times only few people believed in the future of television. Sarnoff believed it and he Established RCA and NBC.
great post on the sometimes silly predictions that are made by science. Do you think that these are sometimes necessary?
thank you, I think that they are not necessary, cause people were mistaken by these predictions
really nice post
thank you