Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 56

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Scientists and Engineers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 209		Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) Evolutionary biologist; he published On the Origin of Species in 1859. Autograph Letter Signed "Ch. Darwin," 1 page, 8 x 5 in., Beckenham, Nov. 1 (1879). To an unnamed recipient: "I shd. be particularly obliged if you would get sent by Post from Germany the following book, as I want it immediately. 'Dr. Frank - Die Natur: Wagerechte Richtung von Pflanzentheilen &c. ' Leipzig 1870…." The translation of the German title is The Natural Horizontal Direction of Plant Components and their Dependence on Light and Gravitation Fine; folds and a diagonal crease in lower left corner. The contemporary vertical line down the center and the note at lower left were likely accomplished by the recipient to indicate that he had replied to Darwin. It is interesting that Darwin was reading a work of biologist Albert Bernhard Frank, whose theories on symbiosis (a term he is credited as originating) conflicted in part with Darwin's theory of natural selection. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,700
Lot 210		[Einstein, Albert]. Two photos of Albert Einstein: the first 7 x 5 in., with his second wife Elsa in Palm Springs in 1931 (crease at upper left and paper clip indentation at upper right; the second is 8 x 10 in. and shows Einstein at a dinner, seated between two men and holding a cigar. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 211		Pasteur, Louis (1822-1895) French chemist and microbiologist responsible for some of the most important theoretical concepts and practical applications of modern science. Autograph Quotation Signed "L. Pasteur", on Institut Pasteur letterhead, 1p, in French, 6½ x 4", Paris, Dec. 27, 1892. Translated, the four-line quote says, "Science has no country but every scientist must have one and it is to her [his country] that he must acknowledge the influence that his work[s] can have on the world." Fine; the dateline is lighter than the quotation and signature. Matted with a portrait of Pasteur and framed to an overall size of 18½ x 19¼ in. The period frame has numerous nicks around the edges; it has a COA with a red wax seal from the late autograph dealer Charles Hamilton on the verso. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,878
Lot 212		[Scientists] Teller, Seaborg, Richter & Others. Nine items signed by six scientists: Edward Teller (1908-2003) Father of the H Bomb; two 3 x 5 in. cards signed and one business card signed as Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace. Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-99) Discovered (with Edwin McMillan) the element plutonium and won the 1951 Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry; a card and a 5¼ x 4 in. sheet of paper signed "Glenn T. Seaborg". Charles F. Richter (1900-85) invented scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes; business card signed and dated 5/24/76. Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-95) developed the polio vaccine; 3 x 5 in. card signed; Clyde W. Tombaugh (1906-97) the astronomer who discovered Pluto (which has recently been declared not to be a planet); card signed and announcing his discovery in 1930. Margarent Mead (1901-78) anthropologist who studied human development through a cross-cultural perspective. Card signed and dated 1975. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Harry Sparks collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 213		[Scientists/Physicians]. Group of thirteen items (11 cards, a photo and a memo sheet) signed by ten scientists/ physicians. Included are: Paul R. Ehrlich (1854-1915, 1908 Nobel Prize in Medicine); Christian Bernard (1922-2001, performed first successful heart transplant); Harold C. Urey (1893-1981, 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Paul J. Flory (1910-85, pioneer in polymer science); N.E. Shumway (1923-2006, performed first successful U.S. heart transplant); two signatures by Jonas Salk (1914-95), developed the polio vaccine); Linus Pauling (1901-94, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and Peace); Lubos Kohoutek (1935 -), discovered the Kohoutek comet); two signatures by Denton A. Cooley (1920 -), implanted first artificial heart); Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), designed the geodesic dome; and C. Everett Koop (1916 -, Surgeon General under President Reagan). Overall fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Harry Sparks collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold