Edwin Howard Armstrong
An American electrical engineer who invented FM radio and made significant contributions to radio technology.
Most quoted
"The radio art is a peculiar one. It is not like the telephone, where you can talk to one person. It is like a public address system, where you talk to everybody, whether they want to listen or not."
— from Biography of Edwin Howard Armstrong
"The only real security is not insurance or money or a job, not a house and furniture, or a retirement fund. The only real security is the ability to produce, to create, to invent."
— from Attributed
"I could never accept findings based almost exclusively on mathematics. It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so."
— from Attributed
All quotes by Edwin Howard Armstrong (356)
I'm not a businessman, I'm an inventor. There's a big difference, mostly in the bank account.
The future of radio is not in more power, but in more clarity.
Some people build empires. I build circuits.
My ideas are simple, but getting people to understand them is the complicated part.
I've always believed that if you can hear it, you can improve it.
The greatest reward for an inventor is not money, but the knowledge that you've changed the world.
I'm not afraid of failure. I'm afraid of not trying.
They say I'm obsessed. I say I'm dedicated.
The best way to solve a problem is to invent a solution.
My life has been a constant battle against noise, both literal and metaphorical.
I don't just build radios, I build bridges to understanding.
The world needs more clarity, and less static.
Some people see problems. I see opportunities for invention.
My work is my passion, and my passion is my work.
They say I'm a dreamer. I say I'm a doer.
I do not invent; I discover.
The greatest satisfaction comes from knowing you have done something that will benefit humanity.
To truly understand, one must first observe, then experiment, and only then theorize.
The universe is full of secrets waiting to be unveiled by those with the courage to look.
Our minds are the most powerful instruments of discovery.
Contemporaries of Edwin Howard Armstrong
Other Inventions born within 50 years of Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954).