RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Science and Technology dominates the 900+ items in RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale, highlighted by a fully functional Enigma I cipher machine used by the German military, letters by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, an Apple floppy disk signed by Steve Jobs, an historic Apollo and other space program artifacts. Other autograph highlights include a John Dillinger letter from jail, a ledger signed by Davy Crockett, multiple George Washington and Abraham Lincoln items, and other outstanding pieces of the past. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in December 2019.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Wilhelm Rontgen309 - Wilhelm Rontgen
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Distinguished German physicist (1845–1923) who discovered X-rays in 1895, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901. ALS in German, signed &q...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Niels Bohr310 - Niels Bohr
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Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. Danish-language booklet containing a
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Niels Bohr311 - Niels Bohr
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Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. Vintage matte-finish 3 x 4.75 portrai
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Niels Bohr312 - Niels Bohr
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Niels Bohr,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card affixed to a white 8.25 x 11.75 sheet with glossy photo. Also inc...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein313 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 10.25, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, July 28, 1951. Letter to Dr. Dagobert D. Runes, granting
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein314 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.75, June 4, 1918. Untranslated letter to his first wife, the physicist and mathematician
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein315 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed “Einstein,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, September 19, 1932. Written from his summer house in Caputh, a letter to "...
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Albert Einstein316 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “Albert,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal letterhead, December 14, 1946. Letter to his lifelong friend Michele Besso a
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein317 - Albert Einstein
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Signed book: The Universe and Dr. Einstein. First edition. NY: William Sloane Associates, 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 127 pages. Sig
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Werner Heisenberg318 - Werner Heisenberg
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German theoretical physicist (1901-1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Vintage matte-finish 4.25 x 5.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Max Planck319 - Max Planck
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Nobel Prize-winning German physicist (1858-1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. Unusual 4.5 x 7 photo card bearing a printed messa
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alan Turing320 - Alan Turing
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Influential British mathematician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist (1912–1954) considered the father of theoretical computer science and artifici
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Edwin Land321 - Edwin Land
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American scientist and inventor (1909–1991) who pioneered inexpensive polarizing filters and, with his development of 'instant' photography,...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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German 1935 Enigma Machine322 - German 1935 Enigma Machine
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Early, fully operational three-rotor Enigma I electromechanical cipher machine made for the German military by Heimsoeth und Rinke, Berlin, in 1935, d
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Estimate : 200,000.00 - 300,000.00
 
 
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K-13 Compensating Gunsight323 - K-13 Compensating Gunsight
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K-13 Compensating Gunsight made by Sperry, measuring approximately 7? x 10? x 7?, with manufacturer's plate on the side reading: "Sperry Gy...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Richard Feynman324 - Richard Feynman
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American theoretical physicist (1918-1988) whose work in quantum electrodynamics earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965; he is often credited f
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Manhattan Project325 - Manhattan Project
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Vintage bracket-bound dossier belonging to Inez O'Brien, a member of the Provisional Engineer Detachment who worked on the Manhattan Project at ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer326 - Robert Oppenheimer
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Brilliant American physicist (1904-1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Linus Pauling327 - Linus Pauling
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Amazing handwritten manuscript by Linus Pauling entitled "Why you need Vitamin C to fight your cold," 15 pages, 8.5 x 11, no date. The man...
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JPL Carl Zeiss SMK 120 Stereo Photogrammetry Camera and Tripod328 - JPL Carl Zeiss SMK 120 Stereo Photogrammetry Camera and Tripod
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Carl Zeiss SMK 120 stereophotogrammetry camera with large wooden tripod, each housed inside its own wooden case; the case for the camera has a NASA Je
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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