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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Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed272 - Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed
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Brilliant American physicist (1904–1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhat...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed273 - Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “N. Tesla,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 6.75, personal monogram letterhead, May 18, 18...
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Vint Cerf Signed Sketch274 - Vint Cerf Signed Sketch
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry A. Duc, Jr. Hydraulic Pressure Turbine Patent Lithograph275 - Henry A. Duc, Jr. Hydraulic Pressure Turbine Patent Lithograph
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Original patent lithographs and specification sheet for Henry A. Duc, Jr.'s' "Apparatus for Propelling Vessels by Hydraulic Pressure,&q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernst Haeckel Autograph Quotation Signed276 - Ernst Haeckel Autograph Quotation Signed
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Influential German evolutionist, morphologist, and developmental biologist (1834–1919) remembered as a supporter and exponent of C...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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David Ho Signed Photograph277 - David Ho Signed Photograph
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AIDS researcher, physician, and virologist (born 1952) known for his scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection. Glo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Paget Autograph Letter Signed278 - James Paget Autograph Letter Signed
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Important English surgeon and pathologist (1814-1899). ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, 1 Harewood Place letterhead, November 17, 1883. Handwritten
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Digi-Data Corp. Digital Stepping Recorder Computer Drive (c. 1966)279 - Digi-Data Corp. Digital Stepping Recorder Computer Drive (c. 1966)
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Circa 1966 Digi-Data Corp. Digital Stepping Recorder Computer Drive, Model 1430, Ser. 823, housed in its original 17Àù x 11.5Àù ...
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Digital Equipment Corporation Pulse Amplifier Module (c. 1958)280 - Digital Equipment Corporation Pulse Amplifier Module (c. 1958)
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Scarce, early pulse amplifier module built by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) of Maynard, Massachusetts, circa 1958, measuring 7Àù x 4...
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AMP Inc. Analog Computer Patch Board281 - AMP Inc. Analog Computer Patch Board
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Analog Computer Patch Board made by AMP Incorporated, housed in its original metal carrying case, 13.25 x 9.5 x 4, which is marked in felt tip on the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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