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Dr. 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 Dr. Roy K. Marshall (1)
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.]
— Dr. Roy K. Marshall
'Televising Science'. Physics Today (Jan 1949), 2, 26. Quoted in Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette, Science on the Air (2008), 215.
