Broken promises of the imagineers

"If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run - and often in the short one - the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative."

(Arthur C.Clarke, The Exploration of Space, 1951)

[Published: 09-Mar-06 | Permalink | Category: Quotes]

Comments are now closed for this entry. Try email instead. Thanks.

Movable Type 4.1 | common syndicated-feed-icon.gif feed (add to Google) (validate it) | Creative Commons license | xml sitemap | xhtml1.0 | css | File under: heartily unleavened

ortholog.com: commonplacings, preponed futures, brainworthy memes, paradigm fragments, rigorously conceived musings, gists, free association on free science, stuff I have nowhere else to put. All the opinions and interpretations are my own. This site exists neither for nor despite you, but you are more than welcome to read it.