1. “Telltale signs are everywhere —from the unexpected persistence and thickness of pack ice in the waters around Iceland to the southward migration of a warmth-loving creature like the armadillo from the Midwest. Since the 1940s the mean global temperature has dropped about 2.7° F.” — Climatologist George J. Kukla of Columbia University in Time Magazine's June 24th, 1975 article Another Ice Age?　　

    1. “到處都可以發(fā)現(xiàn)證據(jù)-從冰島周?chē)�水域積冰的持久和厚度，到喜愛(ài)溫暖的動(dòng)物的南遷，如中西部的犰狳。自20世紀(jì)40年代以來(lái)地球的平均溫度下降了2.7華氏。”——氣候?qū)W家喬治 J庫(kù)克拉，哥倫比亞大學(xué)，世代雜志1975年 6月24日，文章名為《另一個(gè)冰河世紀(jì)》。

    2. “Stomach ulcers are caused by stress” — accepted medical diagnosis, until Dr. Marshall proved that H. pylori caused gastric inflammation by deliberately infecting himself with the bacterium.

    2. “胃潰瘍由壓力造成”——公認(rèn)的醫(yī)學(xué)診斷，直到馬歇爾博士通過(guò)使自己感染細(xì)菌發(fā)炎而證明造成胃部發(fā)炎的是幽門(mén)螺旋菌。

    3. “If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this.” — Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M “Post-It” Notepads.

    3. “如果我早想到的話，我就不會(huì)做這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)了。歷史上都是認(rèn)為你不會(huì)成功的例子。”——斯賓塞西福對(duì)3M記事本獨(dú)特的粘合劑的實(shí)驗(yàn)。

    4. “Space travel is bunk.” — Sir Harold Spencer Jones, Astronomer Royal of the UK, 1957 （two weeks later Sputnik orbited the Earth）.

    4.  “太空旅行是胡言亂語(yǔ)。”——阿諾德斯班塞瓊斯爵士，英國(guó)皇家天文學(xué)家，1957 （2周后斯巴尼克人造衛(wèi)星環(huán)繞地球）。

    5. “There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will.” — Albert Einstein, 1932

    5. “沒(méi)有任何跡象顯示有方法獲得核能量。它意味著原子可以被隨意破壞。” ——艾伯特愛(ài)因斯坦，1932

    6. “Radio has no future. Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. X-rays will prove to be a hoax.” — William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, British scientist, 1899.　　

    6. “無(wú)線電沒(méi)有未來(lái)。比空氣重的飛行機(jī)器是不可能的。X光將被證明為騙局。”——威廉湯姆森·開(kāi)爾文男爵，英國(guó)科學(xué)家，1899

    7. “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” — Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943　　

    7. “我認(rèn)為計(jì)算機(jī)的世界市場(chǎng)大概只有5臺(tái)。”—— 托馬斯沃森，IBM總裁，1943

    8. “That virus is a pussycat.” — Dr. Peter Duesberg, molecular-biology professor at U.C. Berkeley, on HIV, 1988　　

    8. “病毒沒(méi)什么了不起。”——皮特杜伯格，加州大學(xué)伯克利分校的分子生物學(xué)教授，對(duì)艾滋病的看法，1988

    9. “The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives.” — Admiral William Leahy, U.S. Atomic Bomb Project

    9. “炸彈永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)爆炸。我以爆炸物專(zhuān)家的身份保證。”——海軍上將威廉·萊西，美國(guó)原子彈項(xiàng)目

    10. “The earth's crust does not move”- 19th through early 20th century accepted geological science. See Plate Tectonics

    10. “地殼并不運(yùn)動(dòng)”——19世紀(jì)到20世紀(jì)早期普遍承認(rèn)的地理知識(shí)。見(jiàn)《板塊構(gòu)造論》。