It was not so very long ago that people thought that semiconductors were part-time orchestra leaders and microchips were very, very small snack foods.
Source: In The Last Word - A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, 1992.
-- Geraldine Ferraro, (Aug 26 1935-2011), US politician; She was the first woman nominated for U.S. vice president for Walter Mondale, 1984.