"Everything that can be invented, has been invented."
-Charles Duell, Director of US Patent Office, 1899
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
-Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros. Pictures, 1927
"Sensible and responsible women do not want the vote."
-Grover Cleveland, 1905
"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom."
-Robert Millikan in 1903 - 1923 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
"Heavier than air flying machines are impossible"
-Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895
These are fun arent' they?
How I Would Use This
1. I think I would take the dates off and the authors and see if the group could get them into chronological order.
2. One thing I notice is that the comments are made by people who are "in the know", experts in their field, so to speak. I think that makes an interesting point about how sometimes we get too close to the action to ever be able to visualize a different outcome.
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