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Lot #160
Marie Curie

Inscribed by the Nobel Prize–winner to a fellow physicist

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Inscribed by the Nobel Prize–winner to a fellow physicist

Polish-born French physicist (1867–1934), she and her husband Pierre discovered two new elements, polonium and radium; for this work they received the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics. Curie was also the sole winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Ink signature and inscription, “To Dr. S. W. Stratton, with the best wishes of M. Curie,” on an off-white 5.5 x 2.25 slip. In fine condition. Samuel Wesley Stratton (1861–1931) was a physicist and educator who served as the president of MIT during the 1920s. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #424 - Ended March 12, 2014





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