Re^2: Most infamous "Last words":

Vaguely related are:

Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.
— Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895.

Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.
— Simon Newcomb, 1902.

..and this rather disdainful one:

The Americans cannot build aeroplanes. They are very good at refrigerators and razor blades.
— Hermann Goering, German Air Force Minister to Hitler, 1940.

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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

Albert Einstein

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Re^3: Most infamous "Last words": by eric256 (Parson) on Aug 25, 2006 at 22:57 UTC
Makes you wonder what current assumptions will be proved wrong by our children You can't go faster than the speed of light" -- Silly Grandpa ___________ Eric Hodges	[reply]
Re^4: Most infamous "Last words": by chacham (Prior) on May 02, 2016 at 14:40 UTC
You can't go faster than the speed of light" -- Silly Grandpa Admittedly, Grandpa's statements do carry too much weight. But, are they such empty formulations that you see to constantly make light of 'em?	[reply]