...either could not be done; would not work; or should not be done. A few examples: —"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communications. The device is inherently of no value to us." And who said that? . . . Western Union—...

...either could not be done; would not work; or should not be done. A few examples: —"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communications. The device is inherently of no value to us." And who said that? . . . Western Union—...

...either could not be done; would not work; or should not be done. A few examples: • "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communications. The device is inherently of no value to ne." And who said that? ... Western Union —...

...Drillers whom Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859 'This "telephone" has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered...communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.' Western Union internal memo, 1876 'Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.' Lord Kelvin, president,...

...newfangled telephone, invented in 1876, their response in an internal memo was that "This telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communications. The device is inherently of no value to us." By 1880, there were 50,000 phone lines...

...impossible for the person who doesn't have to do it. 237 (Western Union memo, 1876) This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered...communication. The device is inherently of no value to us. 238 What costs nothing is worth nothing. 239 What men usually ask of God when they pray is that two...

...(Ken Olsen, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977) • "The telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered...communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." (Western Union internal memo, 1876) • "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."...

...of germs is ridiculous fiction. " French professor of physiology Pierre Pachet, 1872. "The telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication." A corporate memo from telegraph operator Western Union, 1876. "What use could this company make of...

...these miscalculations: • Western Union's reaction to the telephone in 1876: "This telephone thing has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication."304 • Tom Watson's conclusion in 1 943 that the worldwide market could handle "maybe...

...impossible for the person who doesn't have to do it. 405 (Western Union memo, 1876) This 'telephone' communicatlon. The device is inherently of no value to us. 406 (West Indian calypso) The singer not...