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)
To leave the world a better place than you found it, that is the ultimate goal.
The radio art is not a closed book, but one whose most interesting chapters are yet to be written.
It is not enough to invent; one must also fight for his invention.
The superheterodyne receiver is not merely a better receiver; it is a fundamentally different way of thinking about radio reception.
Static is not an inherent property of radio; it is a problem that can be solved.
Frequency modulation is not just a new modulation scheme; it is a new philosophy of radio transmission.
The future of radio lies not in simply amplifying signals, but in improving their quality and fidelity.
To deny the superiority of FM is to deny the evidence of one's own ears.
The established radio industry, in its shortsightedness, is stifling progress.
Patents are not just legal documents; they are the lifeblood of innovation.
The public deserves better radio than it is currently receiving.
True innovation often comes from those who are willing to work outside the established channels.
The greatest obstacle to progress is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.
If you want to make an omelet, you have to break some eggs. If you want to revolutionize radio, you have to challenge the status quo.
The history of radio is a history of overcoming seemingly insurmountable problems.
My work is not about making money, but about advancing the art of radio.
The most dangerous thing in science is to believe you know everything.
The future belongs to those who are willing to experiment and take risks.
To be an inventor is to be a perpetual student, always learning, always questioning.
The true measure of an invention is not its complexity, but its utility and impact.
Contemporaries of Edwin Howard Armstrong
Other Inventions born within 50 years of Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954).