Science, Technology, Space Exploration & Meteorites

Extremely rare ALS, signed "Alan Turing," one page on a 5.75 x 4 color postcard depicting an illuminated manuscript from Flavius Josephus&...

Signed book: Superspace & Supergravity: Proceedings of the Nuffield Workshop, Cambridge, June 16-July 12, 1980. First edition. Cambridge: Cambri...

Important partially handwritten and twice-signed document in French, signed "Alfred Nobel" and "A. Nobel," one page both sides, ...

ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7.25, Hamburg-Amerika Linie letterhead, January 1932. Significant letter

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton letterhead, January 15, 1942. L

ANS in German, signed in full, “Albert Einstein,” one page on a 5.75 x 3.75 Hamburg-Amerika Linie postcard, December 1931. Einstein

Rare color vintage 4.75 x 7 paperstock photo of Einstein, signed at the bottom in fountain pen, "A. Einstein, 1947." Corner-mounted, matte...

Striking circa 1934 portrait etching of Einstein by J. J. Muller, 7.5 x 9.5, signed in the lower border in fountain pen by the genius subject, "...

ALS signed “Charles Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, Down letterhead, April 26, 1876. Letter to James Edmund Harting, thanking him for manu

LS signed "Charles Darwin," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Down letterhead, December 26, 1876. Letter to Katharine Murray Lye...

Desirable ink signature, "Dear Sir, yours faithfully, Charles Darwin,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 slip, removably corner-mounted inside th...

World War I-dated TLS signed “A. Carrel,” one page, 8.25 x 11, December 19, 1916. Written from the "Hopital Temporaire 21, Rond-Roya

ALS signed “Jno. Bard,” three pages, 7.25 x 9, May 27, 1765. Letter to "Mr. Samuel Bard, Student in Physick at the University of Edi

TLS signed “G. W. Carter,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, January 21, 1930. Letter to Henr

ALS in French, signed “P. Curie,” one page, 5 x 8, Faculte de Sciences de Paris letterhead, April 7, 1905. Letter to the secretary o

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Lee de Forest Laboratories, Inc. letterhead, February 20, 1943. Letter to George Shanks. In part: "I have always regar...

Fantastic vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 6.5 photo of Thomas Edison seated with his employee Carl H. Wilson (vice president and general manager of Thomas

ADS, signed "Thomas A. Edison," one page, 5 x 3.5, Boston, February 3, 1869. Document related to his first successful invention, an improv...

Remarkable technical notes and diagrams by Thomas Edison, accomplished in pencil on an off-white 8.5 x 10.5 lightly lined sheet, unsigned, dated to Fe

ALS signed “Edison,” one page, 5 x 8, no date. Letter to Charles W. Luhr, superintendent and works manager of Edison's lab in West O

ALS signed “Rob't Fulton,” one page, 7.5 x 9, January 23, 1815. Letter to Baltimore merchant and politician Solomon Etting, in full:

ANS signed “Richard P. Feynman,” on a white double-weight 5.75 x 3.5 collector's card with raised borders, and a small image of Feyn

Extremely rare original drawings of steam engine parts by Robert Fulton, accomplished in ink and graphite on both sides of two off-white sheets, 9.75

ALS in German, signed “R. Koch,” one page, 4.75 x 3, South African govenrment postcard letterhead, March 22, 1897. Letter to Dr. Koh

ALS signed “Sam’l F. B. Morse,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, April 30, 1862. Letter to Minister J. Treadwell

Stock certificate for shares in the explosives manufacturing firm founded by Alfred Nobel, Nitroglycerin Aktiebolaget, three pages on two adjoining sh

Extremely desirable vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Robert Oppenheimer seated at his desk with a pipe, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, wit

Microsoft business card belonging to Bill Gates, 3.5 x 2, which identifies him as "Chairman and Chief Software Architect," signed in black...

Interesting archive from the papers of Gunther Stent, a noted molecular biologist and philosopher of science who was a longtime professor at UC Berkel

Group lot of nine typescripts of various works by biochemist and science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, each two pages, 8.5 x 11, all signed at the conc

ALS signed “G. W. Carver,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, June 28, 1931. Letter

TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8 x 10.5, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, September 15, 1916. Letter to

ALS signed “M. Faraday,” one page both sides, 3.25 x 4, embossed Royal Institution of Great Britain letterhead, March 30, 1858. Lett

Two handwritten drafts of letters in pencil by Groves, one signed “L. R. G.,” on opposite sides of a single 7.25 x 10.5 sheet of per

Partly-printed DS in German, signed “v. Helmholtz,” one page, 8.25 x 10.25, May 17, 1893. Untranslated prescription issued to Otto M

Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.75 x 10, August 26, 1807. Certificate accepting "Mr. Monet (francois)" as a member of the "Socié...

ALS in German, signed “W. C. Rongten,” one page, 5 x 6.5, May 27, 1921. Letter to Dr. H. Stenzel, who had requested a letter of reco

Scarce ADS in Italian, one page, 8.25 x 6, June 18, 1777. As a professor, Scarpa acknowledges a student’s enrollment, in full (translated): &q...

Typescript of the opening of 'Unique Is Where You Find It,' a short story from Isaac Asimov's 1985 science fiction compendium The Edge o...

ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, July 18, 2002. Letter discussing codebreaking and the Enigma machines used by the Axis during

ANS in French, signed “P. Broca,” one page, 5 x 8, April 15, 1872. Printed invitation flyer for a meeting of the "Association Franca

ALS in French, signed “De Candolle,” one page, 7 x 4.5, no date. Letter to the curator of a museum, in part (translated): "For next

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,"...

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

ALS signed “J. Ericsson,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.25, May 28, 1855. In part: "I have your note of Saturday. I was fancied to sa

ALS, one page both sides, 7 x 9, Greenfield letterhead, February 15, 1937. Letter responding to a request to write his biography, in part: "In ...

ALS in German, signed “Otto,” two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11, colorful hotel letterhead, September 3, 1931. Long, gossipy letter to

Original ballpoint sketch of a microchip accomplished by Kilby on a 7.5 x 4 FDC honoring the modern innovation, signed in blue ballpoint, "J. S...

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Levitt holding a scale model, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To The Ken Browne's, with very best wis...

ALS in German, signed “Dr. Just. Liebig,” one page, 4.25 x 7, April 25, 1850. Letter to English chemist Dr. John Hall Gladstone, in

ALS signed “Lister,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered personal letterhead, March 1, 1897. Letter to "Sir Archibald,&quo...

Typed manuscript for an article entitled "Japanese Conquest of America Now Imminent and Inevitable," seven pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but ci...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal The Royal Institution, Professor of Chemistry letterhead, August 29, 1979. Letter to David Crespo, in full: "Th...

Booklet published by the California Institute of Technology in 1972, entitled "Engineering and Science," 8.5 x 11, nine pages, signed on t...

Three ALSs, signed either "Harlow Shapley " or "HS," four total pages, ranging in size from 5 x 3 to 5.75 x 7.75, dated between ...

Glossy 4 x 5 close-up photo of William Shockley in front of a blackboard scrawled with equations, signed in black felt tip, "W=Shockley," ...

Typescript containing biographies and excerpts from works by Clyde W. Tombaugh, James W. Christy, and Glenn T. Seaborg, two pages, 8.5 x 11, with the

Historic glossy 10 x 8 photo of Walter Brattain's notebook pages recording the first demonstration of the transistor to officials at Bell Labs i...

TLS signed “Thos. J. Watson,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 2, 1952. Letter to Mr. L. E. Northway of the Internat

Original patent lithographs for Louis Breguet's improvements in an aircraft's rotating wing system, five pages, four 12.5 x 10.25 (linen-bac...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for the British Thomson-Houston Company's invention of a loud speaker, one page, 12.5 x 10.25, August 11...

Original linen-backed patent lithographs for the DeHavilland Aircraft Company's improvements relating to aeroplane wings, two pages, 12.5 x 10.2...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for F. Dumoulin's improvement of a shotgun trigger mechanism, one page, 14.25 x 9.75, February 2, 1898. ...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for A. Dunbar's improvement of a hypodermic syringe, one page, 14.25 x 10.25, April 3, 1888. The syringe...

Original linen-backed patent lithographs for an improvement to the worm shaft of a phonograph by the Edison Bell Phonograph Corporation, three pages,

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for an improvement in electric safety fuses by the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Co., one page, 13...

Original linen-backed French patent lithograph for Thomas Edison's invention of a 'machine for filling and stuffing tubes,' one page, 12...

Original patent lithographs for the Ford Motor Company's improvements in a vehicle's brake operating mechanism, two pages, 12.5 x 10.25 (lin...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for G. Gaggino's invention of an aerial machine with aerostats, one page, 14.25 x 9.75, April 17, 1888. ...

Large and impressive original patent lithograph for Alexander Henry's improvement in firearms, one page, 19.5 x 27.5, December 31, 1866. The dia...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for the Hoover Company's improvements in the suction cleaner, one page, 12.5 x 10.25, May 19, 1932. The ...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Kodak Limited's improvements relating to roll film cameras and a method of manipulating films therei...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for the Magnavox Company's invention of a loud speaker, one page, 12.5 x 10.25, June 30, 1932. The diagr...

Original patent lithographs for Mercedes Büro-Maschinen Werke AG's improvements in the calculating machine, five pages, four 12.25 x 10.25 ...

Original linen-backed French patent lithograph for Alfred Nobel's improvement of the hand grenade, one page, 12 x 10.5, circa 1912. The purpose ...

Original linen-backed patent lithographs for Andrew Noble's system of mounting guns on turrets, seven pages, 14.25 x 10, October 25, 1888. The d...

Original linen-backed French patent lithograph for Peugeot's improvement of an automobile with a removable electric headlight, one page, 11.25 x...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for the Pioneer Instrument Company's improvements in engine synchronism indicators, one page, 12.5 x 10....

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Ferdinand Porsche's invention of a universal joint for motor vehicles, one page, 12.5 x 10.25, Janua...

Original patent lithographs for the Remington Typewriter Company's improvements in actions for typewriting machines, two pages, 12.5 x 10.25 (li...

Original patent lithographs for George Albert Rossiter's improvements relating to gyroscopic compasses, three pages, two 12.25 x 10.25 (linen-ba...

Original linen-backed French patent lithograph for Nikola Tesla's invention of a fluid propulsion apparatus, one page, 12 x 10.5, circa 1910. Th...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Reinhold Tiling's invention of a flying rocket, one page, 12.5 x 10.5, June 9, 1932. The diagram dep...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Henry Herman Westinghouse and Francis M. Rites' improvement of a steam engine, one page, 14 x 10, Oc...

Original linen-backed patent lithograph for Carl Zeiss's improvement of a lens, one page, 14.25 x 10.25, September 2, 1910. The diagram features...

Scarce original concept artwork for Ridley Scott's classic 1979 science-fiction thriller Alien, accomplished in brown, gray, and black ink and f...

Outstanding screen-used Lunar Module Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT) prop from the Oscar-winning 1995 film Apollo 13, standing approximately 18

Awesome 1:18 scale model of the DeLorean Time Machine from the 1985 science fiction film Back to the Future. Made by Sun Star Models, the die-cast met

Awards season screener box-set for the 12-part 1998 HBO television miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, containing six video tapes with inside of fr

TLS signed “Gene,” one page, 8.5 x 11, January 27, 1984. Letter to noted rocket scientist Jesco von Puttkamer, offering his views on

Very rare 1984 color 57.25 x 34.25 Apple Computer dealer poster for the Macintosh 128K personal computer, which depicts a large hand with racing glove

Scarce 1984 color 21.5 x 27.75 Apple Computer promotional poster for the launch of the original Apple Macintosh personal computer, the Macintosh 128K,

Scarce color 18 x 24 Apple Computer promotional poster for the Macintosh 128K personal computer, which features an artistic image of an angel presenti

Sought-after color 24 x 36 Apple Computer poster for the launch of the first iMac G3 personal computer at the 1998 New York Macworld Expo, held at the

Desirable color 24 x 34 Apple Computer poster for the launch of the iMac G4 personal computer at the 2002 Macworld Expo held at San Francisco

Scarce circa 1987 color 24 x 35.5 ‘Computer Capers’ poster distributed to Apple Computer resellers and dealers that had repair facil

Appealing group lot of three uncommon promotional posters from Apple Computer, Inc. The first poster is a 2014 color 24 x 26 poster for the 30th anniv

Desirable pairing of Apple Computer awards issued to Jerry Manock, Apple product designer engineer and Corporate Manager of Product Design, from 1979

Scarce set of three Apple III items from the collection of Jerry Manock, Apple product designer engineer and Corporate Manager of Product Design from