Science and Technology

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RR Auction's December Science & Technology sale chronicles the history of scientific advancement in the 20th century, boasting a broad array of important autographs, artifacts, hardware, objects, and ephemera. The auction opens with memorabilia from the career of Otto Berg, a pioneering space scientist who experimented with the V-2, conducted important research on cosmic dust, and had an experiment deployed on the moon during Apollo 17. Other highlights include an original Apple-1 Computer, a WWII-era Engima Machine, and autographs of Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs. A special section of toy robots from the collection of camera artist Andres Serrano is also featured.
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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Analog Computer Digital to Analog Amplifier Calibrator Panel282 - Analog Computer Digital to Analog Amplifier Calibrator Panel
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Vintage rack-mount analog computer control panel by Electronic Associates, measuring 24Àù x 8.5Àù x 3.5Àù, with the ma...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Computer Test Display Control Panel283 - Computer Test Display Control Panel
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Computer control panel marked "Test Display" and "Test Control," measuring 19Àù x 14Àù, with banks of error ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Electromechanical Computer Module284 - Electromechanical Computer Module
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Interesting electromechanical computer module, measuring approximately 14Àù x 6.5Àù x 3.5Àù, marked on one side of the...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Lee Felsenstein's Expander User's Manual285 - Lee Felsenstein's Expander User's Manual
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Expander user's manual from the collection of personal computer pioneer Lee Felsenstein, an original member of the Homebrew Computer Club who de...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harvard Mark I Operation Manual286 - Harvard Mark I Operation Manual
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Rare and important early book on computer design and operation: The Annals of the Computation Laboratory of Harvard University, Volume 1: A Manual of
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Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery287 - Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery
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Uncommon book: Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery, Jointly Sponsored by The Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance an
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The Theory of Mathematical Machines by Francis J. Murray288 - The Theory of Mathematical Machines by Francis J. Murray
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Uncommon book: The Theory of Mathematical Machines. Second edition. NY: King's Crown Press, 1948. Spiral-bound softcover, 8.75 x 11, 139 pages. ...
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Constructing Electronic Brains by Edmund Berkeley and Robert Jensen289 - Constructing Electronic Brains by Edmund Berkeley and Robert Jensen
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Scarce offprint booklet entitled "Constructing Electronic Brains" by Edmund C. Berkeley and Robert A. Jensen, containing a series of thirt...
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Early Computing Handbooks and Manuals (4)290 - Early Computing Handbooks and Manuals (4)
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Four early computing handbooks and manuals, including: Large Capacity Memory Techniques for Computing Systems, hardcover, published in 1962 by Macmill
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Bill Gates: CIO Magazine Addressed to His Microsoft Office291 - Bill Gates: CIO Magazine Addressed to His Microsoft Office
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Issue of CIO magazine from May 1, 2006, obtained from the reception waiting area outside Bill Gates‚Äôs office at Microsoft‚&#...
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Handbook of Automation, Computation, and Control (Vol. 1-3)292 - Handbook of Automation, Computation, and Control (Vol. 1-3)
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Complete three-volume set: Handbook of Automation, Computation, and Control, Volumes 1‚Äì3. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1958‚&#...
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Apple-1 Computer Hand-Numbered by Steve Jobs293 - Apple-1 Computer Hand-Numbered by Steve Jobs
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An amazing, fully functional later production ‘Byte Shop’–style Apple-1 computer (also commonl...
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Estimate : 375,000.00 - 500,000.00
 
 
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Apple: Tim Cook Signed Football294 - Apple: Tim Cook Signed Football
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Uncommon white-paneled 'autograph' football embroidered with the logo of Cook's alma mater, Auburn University, signed in felt tip on the...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed NeXT Brochure - PSA MINT 9295 - Steve Jobs Signed NeXT Brochure - PSA MINT 9
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Highly desirable NeXT Computer brochure for a presentation before the Pittsburgh High Technology Council on April 17, 1990, 8 x 8, signed on the front
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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NeXT Computer 1988 Early Production Model with Original Monitor, Laser Printer, and Package Material296 - NeXT Computer 1988 Early Production Model with Original Monitor, Laser Printer, and Package Material
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Extremely rare early production model of the NeXT Computer released by NeXT Inc. in October 1988. Informally referred to as the ‘C...
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Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne Signed Apple-1 Replica297 - Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne Signed Apple-1 Replica
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Desirable replica of the Apple-1 Computer circuit board, 15.5 x 9.25, signed in black felt tip by two of Apple's co-founders, "What Great M...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne Signed Apple Pascal Manual298 - Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne Signed Apple Pascal Manual
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Appealing original spiral-bound operating system reference manual for Apple Pascal, 5.75 x 8.5, 298 pages, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip,
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Ronald Wayne Signed Limited Edition Typed Manuscript301 - Ronald Wayne Signed Limited Edition Typed Manuscript
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Limited edition typed manuscript by Ronald Wayne entitled "The Apple Phenomenon—How It All Began," six pages, 8.5 x 11, ...
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Ron Wayne Signed Apple II DOS Manual302 - Ron Wayne Signed Apple II DOS Manual
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Original spiral-bound Apple II Disk Operating System (DOS) manual, 5.75 x 8.5, 200 pages, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by the Apple co-
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Steve Wozniak Signed Photograph303 - Steve Wozniak Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of a caricature of Steve Wozniak spinning an apple on his finger, signed in silver ink, "Woz." In fine co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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