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)
The radio industry has been slow to adopt new ideas.
The static-free reception of FM radio is a game-changer.
I have dedicated my life to the advancement of radio.
The greatest challenge for an inventor is to overcome resistance to change.
The future of communication is wireless.
The regenerative circuit was a fundamental breakthrough.
The superheterodyne principle is elegant in its simplicity.
FM offers a fidelity of sound previously unattainable.
The battle for FM was a battle for the public good.
My work has always been driven by a desire to improve things.
The inventor must be a visionary and a pragmatist.
The greatest inventions often face the greatest opposition.
I have always been fascinated by the invisible waves of radio.
The pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong journey.
The true measure of an invention is its impact on humanity.
The radio spectrum is a precious resource.
The quality of sound in FM is unparalleled.
I never sought fame, only the truth of my inventions.
The path of innovation is rarely smooth.
The future belongs to those who innovate.
Contemporaries of Edwin Howard Armstrong
Other Inventions born within 50 years of Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954).