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Change Prophecies Change is not always welcome. Sometimes the benefits of change may not be apparent, or have difficulty fitting into the current way things are done…If things didn’t change… This telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us (Internal memo, Western Union, 1876) Heavier than air flying machines are impossible (Lord Kelvin, mathematician/Physicist, 1895) Everything that can be invented has been invented (Charles Duell, commissioner US Patent Office, 1899) Worldwide demand for cars will never exceed one million, primarily because of a limitation in the number of available chauffeurs (Research prediction, Mercedes Benz, 1900) • That it will ever come into general use, notwithstanding its value, is extremely doubtful because its beneficial application requires much time and gives a good bit of trouble, both to the patient and to the practitioner because its hue and character are foreign and opposed to all our habits and associations. (Commenting on the Stethoscope, The London Times, 1834

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