RR Auction: Science and Technology Auction

Versatile French chemist and statesman (1756–1832) who introduced the process of adding sugar to wine, called 'Chaptalization.' LS in French...

French chemist (1786–1889) known for his work with fatty acids, who is credited with the discovery of margaric acid, creatine, and designing an early

Noted American heart and cardiothoracic surgeon (1920–2016) famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Very desirable m

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Jacques Cousteau smiling in a close-up pose, signed in black felt tip, "J. Y. Cousteau." In fine condition, with a ...

British chemist and physicist (1832–1919) who was a pioneer of vacuum tubes and invented the Crookes radiometer. TLS, one page, 4 x 6.25, personal let

French physicist (1892–1987) known for his theory that matter has the properties of both particles and waves, who was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize in

French physicist (1892–1987) known for his theory that matter has the properties of both particles and waves, who was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize in

Prolific American inventor (1873–1961) often referred to as 'the father of radio' for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. TLS, one p...

Printed letter, one page, 8.25 x 9.75, May 26, 1807. A letter to the "President and Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,"...

Interesting handwritten manuscript entitled "Directions to Make Rockets, 1844," 34 pages inside a 4.75 x 7.25 booklet, discussing the phys...

American inventor and entrepreneur (1854–1932), founder of the Eastman Kodak company, whose invention of roll film revolutionized photography. TLS sig

Superb original vintage circa 1921 matte-finish 8 x 10 photograph of Thomas Edison in his laboratory, working to extract rubber from goldenrod. Revers

Marvelous original vintage circa 1915 glossy 8 x 10 photograph of Thomas Edison with his employees Carl H. Wilson (vice president and general manager

Sharp original vintage circa 1910s glossy 9.25 x 7.5 photograph of Thomas Edison with two dapper gentlemen outdoors, all wearing long overcoats. Inher

Austrian ethologist (1886–1982) who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973, along with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz, for t

Three color photos of Jane Goodall, each approximately 4 x 6 or 6 x 4, two showing her with a chimpanzee and one by herself, each signed in black or g

French mathematician (1865–1963) who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry, and partial differenti

French mathematician (1865–1963) who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry, and partial differenti

German chemist (1879–1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission. Untranslated ALS in German, one page on a 4.25 x 5.75 po

Sought-after fountain pen signature, "Werner Heisenberg,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2 slip. In fine condition, with subtle foxing.