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Lot #241
Edward Teller

Teller sez: “I’m a Fat Man, not a Little Boy, so make mine a Manhattan!”

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Teller sez: “I’m a Fat Man, not a Little Boy, so make mine a Manhattan!”

Hungarian-born nuclear physicist (1908–2003) who worked with Fermi on the Manhattan Project and later assumed a leading role in the development of the hydrogen bomb. Lot of three items: Two souvenir typescripts on off-white 8.5 x 11 sheets, each a biographical sketch of the scientist, signed in black ink; and a glossy 5 x 7 photo of an older Teller, signed in black ink in the blank lower margin. In very fine condition. R&R COA.

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  • Dates: #316 - Ended December 13, 2006