Significant collection of 60 FDCs individually signed in ink by a renowned Nobel Prize-winning scientist in the fields of chemistry, medicine, and physics. The collection dates from 1914 to 1959, covering two World Wars and over 40 years of significant scientific pursuits that helped shape modern society. All the covers bear science-related cachets and postage stamps that add extra visual appeal, and each includes its own presentation sheet with a small portrait and typed caption. The list of laureates is as follows:
Max von Laue (Physics, 1914)
‘... for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals.’
William Henry Bragg (Physics, 1915)
‘...for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays’
[shared with his son, Lawrence Bragg]
Niels Bohr (Physics, 1922)
‘...for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them.’
Archibald Hill (Physiology or Medicine, 1922)
‘...for his discovery relating to the production of heat in the muscle.’
Manne Siegbahn (Physics, 1924)
‘...for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy.’
Theodor Svedberg (Chemistry, 1926)
‘...for his research on colloids and proteins using the ultracentrifuge.’
Heinrich Otto Wieland (Chemistry, 1927)
‘...or his investigations of the constitution of the bile acids and related substances.’
Adolf Windaus (Chemistry, 1928)
‘...for his work on sterols and their relation to vitamins.’
Hans von Euler-Chelpin (Chemistry, 1929)
‘...for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and enzymes.’
[shared with Arthur Harden]
Louis de Broglie (Physics, 1929)
‘...for his discovery of the wave nature of electrons.’
C. V. Raman (Physics, 1930)
‘...for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him.’
Otto Heinrich Warburg (Physiology or Medicine, 1931)
‘...for his discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.’
Irving Langmuir (Chemistry, 1932)
‘...for his discoveries and investigations in surface chemistry.’
Edgar Adrian (Physiology, 1932)
‘...for their discoveries regarding the functions of neurons.’
[shared with Sir Charles Sherrington]
Harold Urey (Chemistry, 1934)
‘...for his discovery of heavy hydrogen.’
George Whipple (Physiology or Medicine, 1934)
‘...for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anaemia.’
[shared with George Richards Minot and William Parry Murphy]
William P. Murphy (Physiology or Medicine, 1934)
‘...for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anaemia.’
[shared with George Whipple and George Richards Minot]
Frédéric Joliot-Curie (Chemistry, 1935)
‘...in recognition of their synthesis of new radioactive elements.’
[shared with his wife, Irène Joliot-Curie]
James Chadwick (Physics, 1935)
‘...for the discovery of the neutron.’
Otto Loewi (Physiology or Medicine, 1936)
‘...for their discoveries relating to chemical transmission of nerve impulses.’
[shared with Sir Henry Dale]
Victor Francis Hess (Physics, 1936)
‘...for his discovery of cosmic radiation.’
Henry Hallett Dale (Physiology or Medicine, 1936)
‘...for their discoveries relating to chemical transmission of nerve impulses.’
[shared with Otto Loewi]
Peter Debye (Chemistry, 1936)
‘...for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases.’
Paul Karrer (Chemistry, 1937)
‘...for his investigations on carotenoids, flavins, and vitamins A and B2.’
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (Physiology or Medicine, 1937)
‘...for his discoveries in connection with the biological combustion processes, with special reference to vitamin C and the catalysis of fumaric acid.’
George Paget Thomson (Physics, 1937)
‘...for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals.’
[shared with Clinton Davisson]
Ernest Lawrence (Physics, 1939)
‘...for the invention and development of the cyclotron and for results obtained with it, especially with regard to artificial radioactive elements.’
Gerhard Domagk (Physiology or Medicine, 1939)
‘...for the discovery of the antibacterial effects of prontosil.’
Leopold Ruzicka (Chemistry, 1939)
‘...for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes.’
Adolf Butenandt (Chemistry, 1939)
‘...for his work on sex hormones.’
George de Hevesy (Chemistry, 1943)
‘...for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes.’
Otto Stern (Physics, 1943)
‘...for his contribution to the development of the molecular ray method and his discovery of the magnetic moment of the proton.’
Otto Hahn (Chemistry, 1944)
‘...for his discovery of the fission of heavy nuclei.’
Isidor Isaac Rabi (Physics, 1944)
‘...for his resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei.’
Wolfgang Pauli (Physics, 1945)
‘...for the discovery of the Exclusion Principle, also called the Pauli Principle.’
Howard Florey (Physiology or Medicine, 1945)
‘...for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases.’
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (Chemistry, 1945)
‘...for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method.’
Percy Williams Bridgman (Physics, 1946)
‘...for the invention of an apparatus to produce extremely high pressures, and for the discoveries he made therewith in the field of high-pressure physics.’
Wendell Meredith Stanley (Chemistry, 1946)
‘...for their preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form.’
[shared with John Howard Northrop and James Batcheller Sumner]
John Howard Northrop (Chemistry, 1946)
‘...for their preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form.’
[shared with Wendell Meredith Stanley and James Batcheller Sumner]
Carl Ferdinand Cori (Physiology or Medicine, 1947)
‘...for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen.’
[shared with his wife, Gerty Cori, and Bernardo Houssay]
Gerty Cori (Physiology or Medicine, 1947)
‘...for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen.’
[shared with her husband, Carl Cori, and Bernardo Houssay]
Edward Victor Appleton (Physics, 1947)
‘...for his investigations of the physics of the upper atmosphere especially for the discovery of the so-called Appleton layer.’
Robert Robinson (Chemistry, 1947)
‘...for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids.’
Bernardo Houssay (Physiology or Medicine, 1947)
‘...for his discovery of the part played by the hormone of the anterior pituitary lobe in the metabolism of sugar.’
[shared with Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Cori]
Paul Hermann Müller (Physiology or Medicine, 1948)
‘...for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods.’
Arne Tiselius (Chemistry, 1948)
‘...for his research on electrophoresis and adsorption analysis, especially for his discoveries concerning the complex nature of the serum proteins.’
Hideki Yukawa (Physics, 1949)
‘...for his prediction of the existence of mesons on the basis of theoretical work on nuclear forces.’
Walter Rudolf Hess (Physiology or Medicine, 1949)
‘...for his discovery of the functional organization of the interbrain as a coordinator of the activities of the internal organs.’
William Giauque (Chemistry, 1949)
‘...for his contributions in the field of chemical thermodynamics, particularly concerning the behaviour of substances at extremely low temperatures.’
C. F. Powell (Physics, 1950)
‘...for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and his discoveries regarding mesons made with this method.’
Kurt Alder (Chemistry, 1950)
‘...for their discovery and development of the diene synthesis.’
Glenn T. Seaborg (Chemistry, 1951)
‘...for their discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements.’
[shared with Edwin Mattison McMillan]
Linus Pauling (Chemistry, 1954)
‘...for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances.’
Walter Houser Brattain (Physics, 1956)
‘...for their research on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect.’
[shared with John Bardeen and William Bradford Shockley]
Yang Chen-Ning (Physics, 1957)
‘...for their penetrating investigation of the so-called parity laws which has led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles.’
[shared with Tsung-Dao Lee]
Alec Todd (Chemistry, 1957)
‘...for his work on nucleotides and nucleotide co-enzymes.’
Tsung-Dao Lee (Physics, 1957)
‘...for their penetrating investigation of the so-called parity laws which has led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles.’
[shared with Yang Chen-Ning]
Arthur Kornberg (Physiology or Medicine, 1959)
‘...for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid.’
[shared with Severo Ochoa]
Severo Ochoa (Physiology or Medicine, 1959)
‘...for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid.’
[shared with Arthur Kornberg]
An outstanding assemblage of some of history’s finest scientific minds, a collection augmented by its desirable single-signed cover format and its pervasive clean, well-centered signatures. In overall fine condition.
