RR Auction: Science and Technology Auction

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Featuring over 300 lots, RR Auction is proud to present our December Science & Technology auction. The highlight of the sale is the 1924 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to Manne Siegbahn for his discoveries and research in X-ray spectroscopy. Other standout items are an A7L lunar boot created for Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission; important letters from James Watt, Louis Pasteur, Albert Einstein, and Werner Heisenberg; a Macworld magazine signed by Steve Jobs; a mathematical journal owned and signed by John Nash; a highly desirable autograph of Isaac Newton; and material chronicling the history of early aviation. From physics and chemistry to space exploration and beyond, these incredible items tell the story of our shared heritage of innovation.
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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German Aviation Patent: Molnar, Rogler, and Horbiger6222 - German Aviation Patent: Molnar, Rogler, and Horbiger
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Printed booklet in German for an aviation patent granted to Paul Molnar, F. W. Rogler, and Hans Horbiger in Budapest for their "Flugmaschine [F...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Kress Group of (5) Items6223 - Wilhelm Kress Group of (5) Items
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Group of five items associated with Wilhelm Kress (1836–1913), an aviation pioneer and an early aircraft designer who built the experimental Drachenfl
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Langley Aerodrome Group of (8) Photographs6224 - Langley Aerodrome Group of (8) Photographs
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Fantastic collection of eight vintage photographs of the 'improved' Langley Aerodrome, each approximately 6.5 x 4.75, showing images of the ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Samuel P. Langley Group of (3) Items6225 - Samuel P. Langley Group of (3) Items
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Group of three items related to Samuel P. Langley (1834–1906), an American astronomer, physicist, and aviator who conducted some of the first manned f
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Charles Lindbergh Group of (10) Photographs6226 - Charles Lindbergh Group of (10) Photographs
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Collection of ten original vintage photographs, ranging in size from 6.5 x 4.5 to 10.5 x 8.25, with subjects including: Lindbergh in front of the Spir
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William M. Magruder Group of (5) Flown Douglas DC-8 Test Flight Covers6227 - William M. Magruder Group of (5) Flown Douglas DC-8 Test Flight Covers
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Group of five flown covers carried on test flights of the Douglas DC-8, each with a stamped cachet filled out with the flight's information and ...
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Hiram Maxim Group of (4) Items6228 - Hiram Maxim Group of (4) Items
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Group of four items associated with inventor Hiram Maxim (1840–1916), best known for inventing the first portable fully automatic machine gun, but who
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James Means Booklet and Photograph6229 - James Means Booklet and Photograph
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Two items related to James Means (1853–1920), an industrialist who designed model gliders and widely published information about flight: a booklet ent
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Jim Mollison Signed Photograph6230 - Jim Mollison Signed Photograph
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Scottish pioneer aviator (1905–1959) who, flying solo or with his wife, Amy Johnson, set many records during the rapid development of aviation in the
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Nadar: Juan Bielovucic Photograph6231 - Nadar: Juan Bielovucic Photograph
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Magnificent original vintage matte-finish 14.25 x 10 full-length photo of Peruvian aviator Juan Bielovucic seated and posing in his Voisin Frèr...
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Nadar: Society of Encouragement of Aerial Locomotion Group of (3) Items6232 - Nadar: Society of Encouragement of Aerial Locomotion Group of (3) Items
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Group of three items associated with Nadar and his 'Societe d'Encouragement de la Locomotion Aérienne au moyen du plus lourd que l'...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Louis Paulhan Signed Menu and Group of Photographs6233 - Louis Paulhan Signed Menu and Group of Photographs
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Impressive original vintage photograph collection related to Louis Paulhan (1883–1963), one of the most well-known French pilots in America, who won t
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Alphonse Penaud Group of Photographs and Patent6234 - Alphonse Penaud Group of Photographs and Patent
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Collection of items related to Alphonse Penaude (1850–1880), a pioneer of aviation design and engineering who originated the use of twisted rubber to
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Louis-Francois Roux Group of (8) Items6235 - Louis-Francois Roux Group of (8) Items
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Collection of eight items relating to Louis-Francois Roux (1838-1921), a French architect and engineer who developed an early flying machine deemed a
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Alberto Santos-Dumont Group of (23) Photographs6236 - Alberto Santos-Dumont Group of (23) Photographs
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Wonderful collection of original vintage photographs associated with Brazilian inventor and aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), who ma
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Kingsford Smith Group of (6) Items6237 - Charles Kingsford Smith Group of (6) Items
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Group of six items related to Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935), who in 1928 made the first transpacific flight from the United S
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Thomas Sopwith Pair of (2) Signed Photos6238 - Thomas Sopwith Pair of (2) Signed Photos
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Inventor of the biplane used in WWI called the Sopwith Camel (1888-1989). Two photos: a glossy 6.5 x 4.5 photo of Thomas Sopwith seated at the control
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Wilmer Stultz Signed Cover6239 - Wilmer Stultz Signed Cover
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Aviator (1900–1929) who made the first non-stop flight between New York City and Havana, Cuba, and who died in a crash in 1929. Airmail cover marked w
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Gabriel and Charles Voison Group of Photos and Letters6240 - Gabriel and Charles Voison Group of Photos and Letters
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Impressive collection of items relating to French aviation pioneers Gabriel and Charles Voisin, brothers who in 1906 formed the Appareils d'Avia...
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Wilbur Wright Original Photograph6241 - Wilbur Wright Original Photograph
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Original vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 5 photograph of Wilbur Wright with Captain Paul N. Lucas-Girardville, Charles de Lambert, and Paul Tissandier in P
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