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. “到處都可以發現證據-從冰島周圍水域積冰的持久和厚度，到喜愛溫暖的動物的南遷，如中西部的犰狳。自20世紀40年代以來地球的平均溫度下降了2.7華氏。”——氣候學家喬治 J庫克拉，哥倫比亞大學，世代雜志1975年 6月24日，文章名為《另一個冰河世紀》。

    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”——公認的醫學診斷，直到馬歇爾博士通過使自己感染細菌發炎而證明造成胃部發炎的是幽門螺旋菌。

    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，我就不會做這個實驗了。歷史上都是認為你不會成功的例子。”——斯賓塞西福對3M記事本獨特的粘合劑的實驗。

    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。”——阿諾德斯班塞瓊斯爵士，英國皇家天文學家，1957 （2周后斯巴尼克人造衛星環繞地球）。

    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. “無線電沒有未來。比空氣重的飛行機器是不可能的。X光將被證明為騙局。”——威廉湯姆森·開爾文男爵，英國科學家，1899

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

    7. “我認為計算機的世界市場大概只有5臺。”—— 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. “病毒沒什么了不起。”——皮特杜伯格，加州大學伯克利分校的分子生物學教授，對艾滋病的看法，1988

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

    9. “炸彈永遠也不會爆炸。我以爆炸物專家的身份保證。”——海軍上將威廉·萊西，美國原子彈項目

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

    10. “地殼并不運動”——19世紀到20世紀早期普遍承認的地理知識。見《板塊構造論》。