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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Otto Berg's Hypervelocity Particle Injector Concept Model11 - Otto Berg's Hypervelocity Particle Injector Concept Model
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Unique concept model for a hypervelocity particle injector developed by Otto Berg, measuring approximately 20Àù x 16.75Àù x 6.5&...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Otto Berg's Hypervelocity Impact Experiment12 - Otto Berg's Hypervelocity Impact Experiment
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Impressive block of lucite demonstrating the effects of a hypervelocity impact of a micrometeoroid traveling at speeds of about 20,000 feet per second
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Particulate Contents of Space Report by Fred L. Whipple - From the Collection of Dr. Otto Berg13 - Particulate Contents of Space Report by Fred L. Whipple - From the Collection of Dr. Otto Berg
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Otto Berg's copy of a lecture by renowned Harvard University astronomer Fred Lawrence Whipple, entitled "Particulate Contents of Space,&quo...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Otto Berg's Jupiter-C Cosmic Dust Detector Flight Spare14 - Otto Berg's Jupiter-C Cosmic Dust Detector Flight Spare
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Otto Berg's flight spare of a cosmic dust detector experiment built for Wernher von Braun's Jupiter-C research and development launch vehicl...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Otto Berg's Optical Quartz Experimental Payload (Possibly Flown)15 - Otto Berg's Optical Quartz Experimental Payload (Possibly Flown)
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Otto Berg's 5Àù diameter optical quartz piece inset with three threaded mounting points, with tapered edges, measuring 1Àù t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Otto Berg's Micrometeoroid Impact Experiment16 - Otto Berg's Micrometeoroid Impact Experiment
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Otto Berg's early micrometeoroid experiment designed for use on an Aerobee rocket, measuring approximately 8Àù x 11Àù x 8...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Otto Berg's Mars Mariner Cosmic Dust Experiment Flight Spare17 - Otto Berg's Mars Mariner Cosmic Dust Experiment Flight Spare
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Otto Berg's flight spare of a cosmic dust detector experiment built for the Mariner spacecraft, identical to the unit actually carried to Mars d...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Otto Berg's Explorer 33/35 Cosmic Dust Experiment Flight Spare18 - Otto Berg's Explorer 33/35 Cosmic Dust Experiment Flight Spare
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Otto Berg's flight spare of a cosmic dust detector experiment built for the Interplanetary Monitoring Platforms (IMP-D and IMP-E) carried on Exp...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Otto Berg's Pioneer 8 and 9 Experiment Archive19 - Otto Berg's Pioneer 8 and 9 Experiment Archive
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Important archive from the collection of Otto Berg, pertaining to his cosmic dust experiment deployed on the heliocentric Pioneer 8 and Pioneer 9 inte
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Otto Berg's Group of Large Lenses and Mirrors (4)20 - Otto Berg's Group of Large Lenses and Mirrors (4)
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Four pieces of unknown optics from the collection of Otto Berg, including: one 5.75Àù concave mirror; two large compound lenses (one 4.5&#...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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