Beliefs that everyone thoughts were absolutely true

Assalamualaikum :D Wassup guys ! ahakz~

Yeah~ let me share with you some beliefs that everybody once thought were true . After all , famous and successful people once said these words and everyone believed them for years .

''There is no likelihood that man will tap the power of the atom''

~ Robert Miliken , Nobel Prize Winner for Physics 1923

'Everything that can be invented has been invented''

~Charles H Duell , Director U.S Patent office in 1899

''Television won't be able to hold on to a captive audience after six months. People will soon get tired staring at a plywood box every night''

~Darryl F. Zanuck, Head of 20th Century Fox in 1946

''The Earth is the centre on the universe''

~Ptolemy , Great Egyptian Astronomer 2nd Century

''For the majority of people , the use of tobacco has a beneficial effect''

~Dr. Ian G. MacDonald L.A , Surgeon Quoted in Newsweek 1969

''Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances''

~Dr. Lee De Forest , Inventor of the Audion tube

''Nobody will ever need more than 640k RAM in their computer!''

~Bill Gates , Founder of Microsoft in 1981

''The horse is here to stay , but the automobile is only a novelty''

~President of Michigan Savings Bank advising Henry Ford not to invest

These beliefs may seem stupid and crazy today , rightt ? But remember that for decades many people beleived them to be 100% true !!!