Worst predictions in History
Jul 13, 2015
Worst predictions in History
“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”
“Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and weigh only 1.5 tons.”
“But what…is it good for?”
“There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.”
“640K ought to be enough for anybody.”
“The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?”
“While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility.”
“Radio has no future. Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. X-rays will prove to be a hoax.”
“We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.”
“Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You’re crazy.”
“Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.”
“The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives.”