At my own own commencement a few weeks ago our keynote speaker gave a canned decidedly boring uninspiring speech. They gave an honorary degree to Steven Chu, US Secretary of Energy and his comments were very good. He brought a bunch of quotes about technology, the most interesting of which was the following from the mid 1830s.
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Originally Posted by Dionysius Lardner
Men might as well project a voyage to the Moon as attempt to employ steam navigation against the stormy North Atlantic Ocean.
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Worth noting that the Atlantic was crossed by both the Sirius and the Great Western in 1838. The Voyage to the moon came roughly 130 years later.
