The 1949 Quotation That "Computers in the Future May…weigh Only

Multiple Choice

The 1949 quotation that "computers in the future may…weigh only 1.5 tons" indicates:

A) Engineers are generally very poor at forecasting
B) It is difficult to forecast the development of technology more than a few years ahead
C) The lack of communication among technologists-the prediction fails to recognize that the transistor had been invented in 1947
D) The acceleration of technological change during the second half of the 20^th century.