> Former head of the US patent office Charles Duell agreed: “Everything that can be invented has been invented,” he yelled from a hole in the mud in 1899. Duel

> Former head of the US patent office Charles Duell agreed: “Everything that can be invented has been invented,” he yelled from a hole in the mud in 1899. Duell did not say that[0,1]; in fact, he said rather the opposite[2]: "In my opinion, all previous advances in the various lines of invention will appear totally insignificant when compared with those which the present century will witness. I almost wish that I might live my life over again to see the wonders which are at the threshold." [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Holland_Duell#Everything_that_can_be_invented_has_been_invented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Holland_Duell#Everythi... [1] https://gizmodo.com/7-famous-quotes-about-the-future-that-are-actually-fake-1631236877 https://gizmodo.com/7-famous-quotes-about-the-future-that-ar... [2] https://books.google.com/books?id=VMcpAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA29#v=onepage&q=duell https://books.google.com/books?id=VMcpAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA29#v=one...