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Minutes of a meeting, also signed by "Charles Edison", framed and matted with portrait of Thomas Edison.
EDISON, THOMAS ALVA. (1847-1931) American inventor. Among his many inventions, of which he patented over a thousand, were an automatic telegraph repeater, printing telegraph, electric pen, the photograph and the incandescent lamp.
Document Signed "Thos. A. Edison", folio, n.p., January 31, 1917.
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SCHWEITZER, ALBERT . (1875-1965). Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician.
Excellent printed Photograph Signed in full showing Schweitzer sitting at a desk writing.
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THOMAS, BENJAMIN, COUNT RUMFORD. (1753 -1814) Anglo-American physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th century revolution in thermodynamics. While working with the British armies in America, he conducted experiments concerning the force of gunpowder, the results of which were widely acclaimed. When he moved to London at the conclusion of the war, he already had a reputation as a scientist.
Autograph Letter Signed, in French, 3 pp plus integral address leaf 8vo, Paris, September 30, 1808.
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On black bordered mourning stationery, he writes Archibald Geikie (1835-1924), a prominent Scottish geologist who investigated much of the British Isles and worked on volcanic activity. “To my great regret I shall not be able to join, as I had hoped to do, in the small tribute of regard and great esteem which is about to be paid to you on May 1st . I have been elected President of the Edinburgh University Club in the room of the late Duke of Edinburgh, and I promised long ago to preside at their Dinner on May 1st . When the circular reached me announcing that the Dinner in your honour had been arranged for the same evening, I wrote to the Secretary of the Club, to see if any way could be devised for me to get off my engagement to them. But I learn today that it is impossible either to alter the day or to obtain at this stage a substitute for me. So I am bound by my promise. I could not but let you know how great a disappointment this is.” Boldly signed, “Lister”.
LISTER, JOSEPH. (1827-1912) English surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He successfully introduced carbolic acid (phenol) to sterilize surgical instruments and to clean wounds.
Autograph Letter Signed. 3 pp, 8vo, 12 Park Crescent, Portland Place, March 26, 1901
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“I rush to send you my fat book,[probably his Prodromus SystematisNaturalis Regni Vegetabilis, an important work with the purpose ofdescribing every single plant known, finished, when he died, by his son,and then his grandson], my dear friend, and I beg you to welcome it with the indulgence of friendship. I already have so many proofs of the friendship you are kind enough to give me that I do not fear to put it to this test. Please accept the expression of my respects….“ Signed, “De Candolle.“
DE CANDOLLE, AUGUSTIN PYRAMUS . (1778-1841). Swiss botanist. Spent much of his life in an attempt to elaborate and complete his natural system of botanical classifications. He influenced Charles Darwin.
Autograph Letter Signed, in French, n.p. n.d.
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This is an extremely long gossipy letter to his wife Edith,[Hahn]. “I do want to write you a real letter…And today I got the one you sent…I thank you for all of them. But I never got the card you sent to the Karwendel hut, nor the card Baeyer sent here; he had not put his return address on it, so the stupid hotel desk clerk probably threw it out instead of keeping it until Professor Hahn would arrive. Here, too…Two days ago I drove to Lake Eib with Baeyer…. Baeyer, Bodenstein and I spent the evening in one of the local pubs. Today, Baeyer and I took the funicular up to the ‘Wank,’ another 3,000 ft higher. Baeyer was able to walk those 3,000 ft back down, which he paid for with a lot of sweat. But during the day, he only drinks seltzer, lemonade, and coffee. And only in the evening it’s beer, but then several glasses. But it’s easier here than in Berlin and it does as little harm as in Munich…Of course it all costs more than in the Pinzgau, where everything is more primitive and where there are fewer opportunities to spend money. Now a little more regarding your letters. The pneumothorax may not be all that bad. Our acquaintance, Dr. Riehl (used to be in the laboratory, now is with Auer) has one done almost every month; meanwhile, he’s been back with Bauer and hopes to be fully recovered soon. - I am happy that Hartmut is biking and swimming again and hope the limping will improve as well…Well, I won’t say anything about the Punch and Judy show and will wait to be surprised…How is Lise [Meitner]? I wrote her a while back to think about coming here for a few days, but two days ago I wrote her that it wouldn’t be worth it now for such a short time. I may well make a detour from Frankfurt if she is somewhere in Germany before her physics conference. It wouldn’t hurt if we were able to talk about the program of the Bunsengesellschaft before it takes place. She must be quite exhausted coming straight from the lab. Why don’t you call and invite her….” Signed, “Your Otto”. With holograph envelope.
HAHN, OTTO. (1879 -1968) German chemist who received the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is considered a pioneer of radioactivity and radiochemistry, and regarded as "the father of nuclear chemistry".
Autograph Letter Signed, in German, on magnificent hotel multicolored stationery, 4 full 4to pages, Partenkirchen, Thursday, September 3, 1931.
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Barton writes to Miss Kensel on various matters of Red Cross business. “Like yourself, I am too hurried to do more than make a visible sign of life…. Mrs. G[itterman] is a Smith College girl—her husband a Harvard. They have taken up their work with all the earnestness of ‘Settlement’ girls—have various branches and affiliations—one of which has been first aid…They have done earnest work…They seem delighted with your work, especially the textbook and the little book…Mrs. Gitterman … says ‘Please tell the Boston officers that I am a Smith College girl and that isn’t far from them.’ I think they will open the Washington door…I am so anxious to see that Report I can hear the true ring of it already….” Signed, “Clara Barton”.
BARTON, CLARA. (1821–1912) American teacher and humanitarian best known for organizing the American Red Cross.
Autograph Letter Signed, 4 pp 8vo, Glen Echo , May 5, 1906.
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BOHR, NIELS. (1885-1962) Danish physicist who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922. He is the main contributor to the understanding of the structure of the atom as well as to the development of quantum mechanics.
Four original handwritten signatures on one leaf, 1 page, 8vo on "Gl. Carlsberg / København" letterhead stationery, n.p., n.d.
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FLEMING, AMBROSE J. (1849-1945) English engineer who made numerous contributions to electronics, photometry, electric measurements, and wireless telegraphy.
Autograph Letter Signed, on his personal name imprinted stationery 4to, Devon May 12th 1939.
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To his lecture agent, James B. Pond. "To make a long story short: I do not wish to come to America. Perhaps next year ." Signed, "Dr. W. Stekel." Verso has his rubber stamped address as return address.
STEKEL, WILHELM. (1868-1940). Austrian psychoanalyst. Part of Freud's 1902 Psychological Wednesday Circle. He argued in "Bisexual Love" (1922) that both heterosexuality and homosexuality require repression and sublimation of natural urges.
A.L.S., in English, on Austrian government postcard, Vienna, June 30, 1931.
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RAMSAY, WILLIAM. (1852-1916). Scottish inorganic chemist. Investigated molecular complexity of pure liquids. Advanced proof that emanation of radium produces helium during its atomic disintegration. Awarded Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1904.
Autograph Letter Signed, on "University College" stationery, 4 pages 8vo, London, March 25, 1897.
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This is a sepia-tone photograph of the famed food reformer, 3/4-length, seated in a wooden armed chair, in grey tweed suit. He is staring, head up at the camera. Signed in older age, "Harvey W. Wiley, 1926."
WILEY, HARVEY W. (1844-1930). American chemist and reformer. Instrumental in securing passage of the Food and Drug Act by the U.S. Congress (1906). Director of Bureau of Foods, Sanitation, and Health at 'Good Housekeeping' magazine form 1912-30.
Scarce original Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., 1926.
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LODGE, OLIVER SIR. (1851-1940) English physicist and writer involved in the development of the wireless telegraph. Lodge, in his Royal Institution lectures ("The Work of Hertz and Some of His Successors") coined the term "coherer". He gained the "syntonic" (or tuning) patent from the United States Patent Office in 1898.
Autograph Letter Signed, 2 pages 8vo, Cogbaston, England, March 22, 1911.
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"I have been so rushed that not a moment has been free for anything having to do with myself or personal matters. . Meanwhile I shall try to read the little brochure that Mrs. Lazel has included with her letter." Signed "Beatrice M. Hinkle."
HINKLE, BEATRICE. American psychiatrist. Opened first psychotherapeutic clinic in America in 1908.
Typed Letter Signed, on her name-imprinted professional stationery 4to, New York, April 7, 1933.
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FLEMING, AMBROSE J. (1848-1945) English electrical engineer. He was the first Professor of Electrical Engineering at University College, London. (1884), a position he would occupy for over forty years.
Autograph Letter Signed, on his name-imprinted stationery, Devon, England, May 12, 1939.
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Half-length photograph of the famed car designer in checkered sport jacket with his chin resting on his hand. Signed in white ink toward the lower left corner, "F. Porsche."
PORSCHE, FERDINAND. (1910-98) German automobile designer and manufacturer.
Black and white Photograph Signed, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
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This "Publication Bureau" photograph is captioned, "Mr. Steinmetz with Fragments of Tree Branch damaged by Lightning From Lightning Generator." Steinmetz is standing leaning across a stool holding a broken branch. A superb image depicting the famed engineer full length. Considering he was a dwarf, it is a splendid candid portrait. Signed across the white border, "Charles P. Steinmetz" An important image. In 1893, the General Electric Company was formed and while working there, Steinmetz made one of his greatest contributions to the electrical engineering community, a lecture and presentation describing the mathematics of alternating current phenomena which had not previously been explained or grasped by earlier engineers. This enabled engineers to move from designing electric motors by trial and error to designing them with the aid of applicable mathematics to create on paper the best possible motor before actually constructing it. His impact on electrical engineering is immeasurable.
STEINMETZ, CHARLES. (1865-1923). German born, American mathematician and electrical engineer; fostered the development of alternating current.
Intriguing Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p, n.d
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Hoffmann, one of the most famous doctors of his time, writes this letter to Philipp Mueller, a provost in Magdeburg, who had just consulted with him. Hoffmann answers by summing up for Mueller in a few lines his essential ideas on the art of medicine. "Because moral philosophy is not foreign to me, I consider work in the natural sciences (medicine) as very connected to it. With humans everything that concerns the mind and the body may be reduced to what the doctor knows, and I do not think that any one else may know better the very essence and the functions of the mind than the person who has been immersed in the knowledge of natural things. The mind (head, thinking) is intimately linked to the strength of the body. So weather conditions and the nervous system may influence the mind differently and derange it. For this reason, a doctor must treat at the same time head and body functions, etc." Hoffmann then talks in detail about some medicinal plants (veronica, rosemary, sage) as well as about a therapy that he recommends to strengthen one's hand fingers by using a combination of "balm" (Peruvian balsam) and oil. He finally brings up his writing against the affirmations made by Bontekoe and the School of Chemists, on the subject of certain acid deficiencies in the body, thought to be the origin of all diseases. A superb early letter signed in Latin, "Excellentiss. Nominis Tui Cultor perpetuus Fr. Hoffmann." Letters of Hoffmann, the seventeenth century physician are rare.
HOFFMANN, FRIEDRICH. (1669-1742) German physician; experimented with various remedies. He was an influential theorist who systematized medicine.
Manuscript Letter Signed, in Latin, 4 pages, Halle, March 15, 1694.
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To G.P. Lowery. “Have read Mr. White’s letter with the other correspondence relating to Manchester affairs. I approve of the concession proposed by Mr. Bouverie”. Signed, with his early magnificent umbrella signature, “Yours Thomas A. Edison.” Chip in upper left corner, rust stains from clip and crease in right corner. . A small bit of mounting tape on verso shows on the bottom edge in the center.
EDISON, THOMAS ALVA. (1847-1931) American inventor. Among his many inventions, of which he patented over a thousand, were an automatic telegraph repeater, printing telegraph, electric pen, the photograph and the incandescent lamp.
Rare Early Autograph Letter Signed, oblong 8vo, New York, February 9, 1883.
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CARVER, GEORGE WASHINGTON. (1864-1943) American botanical researcher and agronomy educator who worked in agricultural extension at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama teaching former slaves farming techniques for self-sufficiency.
Typed Letter Signed , 2 separate pages 4to, n.p. [Tuskegee, Alabama], March 30, 1931.
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