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[https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/burke-albert-e/science-survival/ Science and Survival] — speech given at BYU March 12, 1964<br> | [https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/burke-albert-e/science-survival/ Science and Survival] — speech given at BYU March 12, 1964<br> | ||
“The topic that was chosen for me today is one that I would really like to talk about. There is only one minor difficulty. About three weeks ago my notes for this talk and everything else I have ever done and my home and my office were burned to the ground, so that what I am going to tell you will probably surprise me as much as it is going to surprise you.” | “The topic that was chosen for me today is one that I would really like to talk about. There is only one minor difficulty. About three weeks ago my notes for this talk and everything else I have ever done and my home and my office were burned to the ground, so that what I am going to tell you will probably surprise me as much as it is going to surprise you.” | ||
==Curriculum Vitae== | ==Curriculum Vitae== | ||
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
There is a quotation attributed to Saint Paul which goes something like “Who would redeem the world must first discern it,” and, in our time, discerning the world is probably the most important job we have to do. | |||
— Dr. Albert E. Burke | |||
[I]t was around 1961 when things became difficult for our family because of “certain things” he had said on the air. ... | [I]t was around 1961 when things became difficult for our family because of “certain things” he had said on the air. ... | ||
Among the vast material I have stored are the original tapes from his first shows on the air, from back in the early 1950’s all the way through his <mark>last shows on NBC in 1964 — when he was forced off the air</mark>. ... | Among the vast material I have stored are the original tapes from his first shows on the air, from back in the early 1950’s all the way through his <mark>last shows on NBC in 1964 — when he was forced off the air</mark>. ... | ||