October 1961 Electronics World
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
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Electronics World, published May 1959
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In the original radio broadcast of
Jean Shepherd's "A
Christmas Story," which was set in the Great Depression
era, he spoke of magazine advertisements promising rewarding
careers in electronics for men of adventure. Over the last few
years I have posted many such advertisements from vintage electronics
magazines, but they were also commonly seen in women's magazines,
Life, The Saturday Evening Post, and many
others. This ad pitching the Radio Corporation of America's
(RCA) home study courses for electronics technology ran in a
1961 edition of Electronics World. Chairman of the Board,
David Sarnoff, sends the message to readers. Sarnoff was
commissioned as a Brigadier General in the Army Air Corps during
World War II. He orchestrated radio broadcasts for the
D-Day
invasion (June 6, 1944), and also the
Radio Free Europe system for post-war years.
RCA Institutes Ad
A Prophecy
For men and women with a sincere desire to succeed

Home Study Courses in Electronic Fundamentals • TV Servicing
• Color TV • Electronics for Automation • Transistors
"In the years that have passed since my days on the faculty
of RCA Institutes, I have become even more firmly convinced
that the individual who continues his education ... particularly
his technical education ... is the individual who profits both
as a thinking man and as a working man. Science and industry
will reward you for your talents and energy. Out of your efforts
may come inventions, new products, processes and services. There
is everything good yet to be accomplished in our lives and in
our work. What man has done, man can do better."
David Sanoff
Chairman of the Board,
Radio Corporation of America
RCA Institutes Offers the Finest of Home Study and Resident
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Resident Schools in Los Angeles and New York City offer training
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RCA Institutes, Inc. A service of Radio Corporation of America,
350 W. 4th St., New York 14, N. Y.,610 S. Main St., Los Angeles
14, Calif.
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Posted June 7, 2015