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I have learned to have more faith in the scientist than he does in himself.

David Sarnoff

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David Sarnoff
Age: 80 †
Born: 1891
Born: February 27
Died: 1971
Died: December 12
Businessman
Engineer
Entrepreneur
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Scientist
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I hitched my wagon to an electron rather than the proverbial star.
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At their best, at their most creative, science and engineering are attributes of liberty-noble expressions of man's God-given right to investigate and explore the universe without fear of social or political or religious reprisals.
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Let us not paralyze our capacity for good by brooding of man's capacity for evil.
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The human brain must continue to frame the problems for the electronic machine to solve.
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We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.
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It is probable that television drama of high caliber and produced by first-rate artists will materially raise the level of dramatic taste of the nation.
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Generally speaking, anything that the human mind can conceive can ultimately be produced.
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Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people
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The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?
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Whatever course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory of striving.
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Atoms for peace. Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on earth. [Message tapped out by Sarnoff using a telegraph key in a tabletop circuit demonstrating an RCA atomic battery as a power source.]
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Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness.
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