Harold Stephen Black
January 22, 2012 by Heather
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Negative feedback effected amplifier performance significantly. Harold Stephen Black The answer scrawled on a blank page in a daily newspaper, was conceived whilst aboard a ferry. Harold Stephen Black
Alexander Graham Bell
June 1, 2011 by Heather
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Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. Alexander Graham Bell A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what [...]
Pierre Beaumarchais
May 9, 2011 by Heather
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I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry. Pierre Beaumarchais Vilify, Vilify, some of it will always stick. Pierre Beaumarchais Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough. Pierre Beaumarchais If a thing isn’t worth saying, you sing it. Pierre Beaumarchais As long as I don’t write about the government, [...]
Rick Baker
January 1, 2011 by Heather
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I do what I did as a hobby as a kid, you know, and make a living at it. And I just feel like I’m one of the luckiest guys in the world ‘cuz I get paid to make toys and play with them. Rick Baker I have a job that I truly love, and [...]
Leonard Bailey
December 11, 2010 by Heather
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More than 100 people are involved in a transplant operation… and we can’t waste time and resources if there is a chance the caretakers aren’t up for an awesome responsibility. Leonard Bailey You can’t serve up hearts like cherries jubilee. Leonard Bailey
Leo Baekeland
December 10, 2010 by Heather
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In 1893 I founded a chemical company which I ran until 1899. Leo Baekeland Then I was president of the Bakelite Corporation from 1910 to 1930. Leo Baekeland Well, it was kind of an accident, because plastic is not what I meant to invent. I had just sold photograph paper to Eastman Kodak for 1 [...]
Edwin Armstrong
June 12, 2010 by Heather
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It ain’t ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It’s the things people know that ain’t so. Edwin Armstrong 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. Edwin Armstrong
