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David Sarnoff Biography

David Sarnoff (Belarusian: Даві́д Сарно́ў, Russian: Дави́д Сарно́в, February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was an American businessman and pioneer of American radio and television. Throughout most of his career he led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970.

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Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people

Brings, Business, Competition, Inspiration, People, Products

I. . . began my career as a wireless amateur. After 43 years in radio, I do not mind confessing that I am still an amateur. Despite many great achievements in the science of radio and electronics, what we know today is far less than what we have still to learn.

Learning, Knowledge, Science, Radio, Mind

Success, in a generally accepted sense of the term, means the opportunity to experience and to realize to the maximum the forces that are within us.

Congratulations, Generally, Mean, Opportunity, Success, Term

An inventor is someone who makes another man rich.

Inventor, Man, Men, Rich

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. ]

Science, Men, Keys, Problem, Power, Miracle

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.

Happiness, Joy, Laughter, Live, World

A career, like a business, must be budgeted. When it is necessary, the budget can be adjusted to meet changing conditions. A life that hasn't a definite plan is likely to become driftwood.

Budget, Career, Careers, Driftwood, Plans

The human brain must continue to frame the problems for the electronic machine to solve.

Mistake, Decision, Brain, Machine, Electronic, Frame

Research: the distance between an idea and its realization.

Distance, Idea, Ideas, Realization, Research

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.

Drama, Artist, Television, Materially, Produced

Freedom is the oxygen without which science cannot breathe.

Breathe, Freedom, Oxygen, Science

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

Doe, Faith, Science, Scientist

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.

Adventure, Bring, Glory, Travel

Let us not paralyze our capacity for good by brooding of man's capacity for evil.

Capacity, Evil, Good, Let, Life, Men

Television is likely to do more to revolutionize politics than sound broadcasting did. Political candidates may have to adopt new techniques to benefit from visual radio: their dress, their smiles and gestures, all will be important. How they look, as well as what they say, may determine to an appreciable extent their popularity. The eyes of the public will be upon them.

Eye, Political, Important, Radio, Popularity, Gestures

The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?

Commercial, Creativity, Dumb, Sent, Silly, Value

I hitched my wagon to an electron rather than the proverbial star.

Electron, Proverbial, Star, Stars, Wagon, Wagons

No man can be successful, unless he first loves his work.

First Love, Inspiration, Man, Successful, Unless, Work

If we are to become the masters of science, not its slaves, we must learn to use its immense power to good purpose. The machine itself has neither mind nor soul nor moral sense. Only man has been endowed with these godlike attributes. Every age has its destined duty. Ours is to nurture an awareness of those divine attributes and a sense of responsibility in giving them expression.

Masters, Men, Purpose, Responsibility, Science, Soul

A life that hasn't a definite plan is likely to become driftwood.

Become, Children, Definite, Driftwood, Likely, Plans

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