10 Read the story about "Murphy's Law" and mark these sentences true or false.
1. "Murphy's Law" was invented by a scientist after a series of tests.
2. "Murphy's Law" was just a joke that the team at Edwards Air Force Base liked.
3. People talked about "Murphy's Law" when they wanted somebody to be very careful.
4. Their belief in "Murphy's Law" didn't help the team in their work.
5. Journalists liked the story about "Murphy's Law".
For your information
"Murphy's Law" gets its name from Captain Edward A. Murphy, an engineer who worked on a very challenging project at Edwards Air Force Base in 1949. One day, he noticed that a technician, who was known for his mistakes, had just made another one. Captain Murphy said, "If there is any way to do something wrong, this guy will find it."
Since then the team members always thought about the worst possible scenario when they got ready for a new experiment. They called it "Murphy's Law". When the project was over, the pilots and engineers always mentioned this "law" in their interviews. They said it had helped them in their work because it made them extra careful. Soon after that, Murphy's Law appeared in a lot of magazines and newspapers and became famous. Nowadays there are a lot of witty statements that are similar to Murphy's Law. They are made up by different people all over the world.
1. "Murphy's Law" was invented by a scientist after a series of tests.
2. "Murphy's Law" was just a joke that the team at Edwards Air Force Base liked.
3. People talked about "Murphy's Law" when they wanted somebody to be very careful.
4. Their belief in "Murphy's Law" didn't help the team in their work.
5. Journalists liked the story about "Murphy's Law".
For your information
"Murphy's Law" gets its name from Captain Edward A. Murphy, an engineer who worked on a very challenging project at Edwards Air Force Base in 1949. One day, he noticed that a technician, who was known for his mistakes, had just made another one. Captain Murphy said, "If there is any way to do something wrong, this guy will find it."
Since then the team members always thought about the worst possible scenario when they got ready for a new experiment. They called it "Murphy's Law". When the project was over, the pilots and engineers always mentioned this "law" in their interviews. They said it had helped them in their work because it made them extra careful. Soon after that, Murphy's Law appeared in a lot of magazines and newspapers and became famous. Nowadays there are a lot of witty statements that are similar to Murphy's Law. They are made up by different people all over the world.