They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said that man could fly;
They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony-
It's the same old cry!

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Topic

Originality Innovation Resistance to change

Author

Ira Gershwin

Source

They All Laughed Shall We Dance

Medium

Song Musical

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Songwriter

From

United States

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Citation

Gershwin, Ira. "They All Laughed." Shall We Dance. Composed by George Gershwin. Performed by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. RKO Radio Pictures, 1937.

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As long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.

Aldous Huxley

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Topic
Human nature Political leadership Politics

Author

Aldous Huxley
Source
Ends and Means
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
English
Time
1937 1930s 20th century
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Huxley, Aldous. Ends and Means (an Enquiry Into the Nature of Ideals and Into the Methods Employed for Their Realization). Chatto & Windus, 1937, ch. 8.

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If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you'd have invented Facebook.

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The Social Network

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Topic
Invention Innovation
Speaker
Mark Zuckerberg
Actor
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Source
The Social Network
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
2010 2010s 21st century
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