Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 35

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Scientists and Engineers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 121		Curie, Marie Slodowska (1867-1934) Physicist; winner of two Nobel prizes, one in physics and one in chemistry. Photograph Signed "M. Curie" on the mount, below the photograph, 8 5/8x5¾", n.p., n.d. Very fine. Matted and framed to an overall size of 14x10½". Marie Curie grew up in Warsaw, Poland. She studied at the Sorbonne and was the first woman to teach there. She and her husband Pierre conducted research on radioactivity, discovering radium and polonium. Together they won the 1903 Nobel prize, shared with Antoine Henri Bacquerel. Pierre died in 1906 and Marie continued her research, winning the Novel prize for chemistry in 1911 for isolating radium and studying its chemical properties. She helped found the Radium Institute in Paris in 1914 and was the Institute's first director. She died of leukemia, thought to have been caused by exposure to the high levels of radiation involved in her research. The Radium Institute was renamed the Curie Institute in her honor. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. Sang Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $6,613
Lot 122		Einstein, Albert (1879-1955) Physicist who enunciated the theory of relativity; 1921 Nobel prize winner. Book Signed "A. Einstein. 53" on the first end page of Out Of My Later Years, n. p., 8x5½". Published in 1950 by the Philosophical Library, Inc., New York, 282 pp. Light wear to cloth covers; light toning to interior. Dust jacket with chipped edges. Einstein signed in blue ink. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,120
Lot 123		Freud, Sigmund (1856-1839) Austrian neurologist who developed psychoanalysis to treat psychological and emotional disorders. Autograph Letter Signed "Sigm. Freud," 1½ pp (1 sheet, both sides), in German, London, 11 Mar. 1939. Fine; one tiny spot. Written 6½ months before his death to "most esteemed Doctor" (Dr. Adolf Sindler), stating his interest in an undertaking the doctor reported on and expressing his willingness to be available for a conference. He adds, "It just so happens, however, that I am in pain and I'm not even the master of my time, since I have started upon a course of X-Ray treatments that is both demanding and tiring. Therefore I dare not give you a time for your kind visit…." On June 4, 1938, Freud and his family fled Austria to escape the German Anschluss. They lived in London until Freud's death by a physician-assisted morphine overdose on September 23, 1939. He had contracted cancer of the mouth from his habit of smoking a box of cigars daily. After having his jaw removed and undergoing some 30 operations, he could no longer take the pain. With translation. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,463
Lot 124		Freud, Sigmund. Signature and Date, "Sigm. Freud 1939" on a 4½x5½" album leaf, uneven at left margin. Signed with a shaky hand in black ink the year of his death. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $920
Lot 125		Group of Six Distinguished Scientists. Photographs Signed by Edward TELLER, Glenn SEABORG, Edwin W. MCMILLEN, John P. HAGEN, Lewis L. STRAUSS, and A. Hoyt TAYLOR (with a postcard by his wife). Various sizes; all fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 126		Guillotin, Joseph (1738-1814) French doctor who proposed the use of a mechanical device as a means of painless capital punishment; the guillotine was widely used during the French Revolution. Document Signed "Guillotin" as secretary to the National Assembly, on laid, watermarked paper, 1 p., 12½x8", Paris, 23 Feb. 1791. Fine. Concerning the employment, performance of duties and payment of several inspectors and their subordinates. Also signed by Lepeletier de SAINT-FARGEAU, who voted for Louis XVI's execution and was himself assassinated by royalists in 1793 (David did a deathbed portrait of him); the Duke d'AIGUILLON, Judge Jean-Marie LAPOULE, and the Marquis de SEIGNELAY (Bishop of Rodez), all members of the National Assembly. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 127		Marconi, Guglielmo (1874-1937) Italian physicist and inventor; Nobel prize winner; Father of Radio. Typed Letter Signed "G Marconi" as president of the Royal Academy of Italy, 1p, 10¾x8½", Rome, 19 Nov. 1935. Very good. To a lady in London, thanking her for her interest and a book and agreeing to speak to her brother. With a nail from Marconi's original wood towers on Cape Cod for international radio transmissions. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 128		Mayo, Charles H (1865-1939) Founded the Mayo Clinic with his father and brother. Original Sketch Signed "C.H. Mayo" and by the artist, "Major," 9¼x5¼", n.p., n.d. A left profile of Dr. Mayo. With a block of 12 "Mayo" stamps. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 129		Ramsey, Sir William M (1852-1916) British chemist; 1904 Nobel prize winner for chemistry; he discovered inert gases. Autograph Letter Signed "W M Ramsey" on engraved letterhead, 1p, 7x4½", Aberdeen, Scotland, 23 July 1900. Fine. Accepting an invitation in London from Rev. B. Jackson. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 130		Wright, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959) Architect. First Edition of Frank Lloyd Wright An Autobiography Inscribed and Signed "To Tom - Frank L. Wright July 5/54," in pencil, on the first end page, n. p., 8¾x8¾". Published in 1943 by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 561 pp. Light wear to cloth covers; light toning to interior, else very good. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $978