A world of possibility.
Posted by Rob Longenecker on August 1st, 2007
History illustrates why we shouldn’t pay much attention to naysayers and predictors of doom. Maybe we should take every prediction with a grain of salt.
“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” -Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899.
“640K ought to be enough for anybody.” — Bill Gates, 1981
“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 walked 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
“There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” –Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
“Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.” –Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
Want to see the latest paradigm shift in technology? Unless you’re a very old geezer, you’ll be seeing this in your lifetime.