Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

Stewart Brand

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Technological progress Technology Change Progress

Author

Stewart Brand

Source

The Media Lab

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

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Writer

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United States

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Citation

Brand, Stewart. The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at M. I. T. Viking, 1987, pt. 1, ch. 1.

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Read my lips: no new taxes.

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George H.W. Bush
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1988 Republican convention speech Presidential convention speeches
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1988 1980s 20th century
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If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Isaac Newton

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Scientific progress Progress

Author

Isaac Newton
Source
Letters of Isaac Newton
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1676 1670s 17th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Newton, Isaac. Letter to Robert Hooke. 5 Feb. 1676.

Current Citation

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