In 1894, Lord Kelvin predicted that radio had no future; he also predicted that heavier-than-air flying machines were impossible.
The word “sneaker” was coined by Henry McKinney, an advertising agent for N.W. Ayer & Son.
Charles Macintosh invented the waterproof coat, the Mackintosh, in 1823.
Air-filled tyres were used on bicycles before they were used on motorcars.
