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Roy K. Marshall
(21 Aug 1907 - 27 May 1972)
American astronomer known as the T.V. host of a weekly science program, Nature of Things (1948-1954). He contributed to the classic book Star Maps for Beginners, still reprinted since 1942.
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Science Quotes by Roy K. Marshall (1 quote)
There is a genuine thirst for scientific knowledge in most homes. Satisfying that thirst will, I believe, create a friendly attitude toward science and scientists which will favor the cause of science in the future. Science needs an informed and friendly public to back it up.
[Stating the goals of his NBC TV show, Nature of Things, which first aired on 5 Feb 1948.]
[Stating the goals of his NBC TV show, Nature of Things, which first aired on 5 Feb 1948.]
— Roy K. Marshall
'Televising Science'. Physics Today (Jan 1949), 2, 26. Quoted in Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette, Science on the Air (2008), 215.
See also:
- 21 Aug - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Marshall's birth.
- The Nature Of Things, by Roy K. Marshall. - book suggestion.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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