“Heavier than Air flying machines are impossible.” Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
The point
A famous failed prediction warns against dismissing future possibilities.
“Heavier than Air flying machines are impossible.” Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
A famous failed prediction warns against dismissing future possibilities.
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