Below are ten statements made in the past about modern technology. Can you guess in which decade each statement was made?
Question 1: "Computers may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
Question 2: "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Question 3: "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
Question 4: "There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable."
Question 5: "With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't likely to carve out a big slice of the US market."
Question 6: "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication."
Question 7: "Radio has no future. Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. X-rays will prove to be a hoax."
Question 8: "The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
Question 9: "Who wants to hear actors talk?"
Question 10: "The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon."