Here’s an extract from a list of the Worst Tech Predictions as compiled by T3 Magazine:


BRITAIN DOESN’T NEED TELEPHONES
Sir William Preece 1878


X-RAYS ARE A HOAX
Lord Kevlin 1883


THERE WILL NEVER BE A BIGGER PLANE (AND IT ONLY HELD 10 PEOPLE)
At the launch of Boeing 247 in 1933


TV WON’T LAST
Darryl Zanuck 1946


HOMES WILL BE CLEANED WITH NUCLEAR HOOVERS
Alex Lewyt 1950


LETTERS WILL BE DELIVERED BY ROCKET
Arthur Summerfield 1959


COMPUTERS AREN’T FOR HOME USE
Ken Olsen, founder DEC 1977


YOU’LL ONLY EVER NEED 640KB OF MEMORY
Bill Gates 1981


WE’LL KILL SPAM IN TWO YEARS
Bill Gates 2004


THE iPOD WILL BE KAPUT BY NEXT CHRISTMAS
Sir Alan Sugar 2005