william c doherty (6 Ergebnisse)

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 308pp, octavo. lightly scuffed on back, 2cm dampstain to the upper right corner of front cover, tight binding, clean throughout, Good+.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. COPYRIGHT 1960 EDITION. VINTAGE PRINTING. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. Photographed with protective mylar plastic on dust jacket. See photos for more information. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with silver stamping on spine. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 1960. 308 pages. In good condition. Covers have some uneven fading, as well as some tinted staining along upper edge of front cover. Book appears slightly shelf-cocked. A bit of bumping at head and foot of spine. Some foxing to endpapers, but pages otherwise are free of marks or tears. Final two or three pages have some creasing at bottom corner. Binding is strong. SIGNED and inscribed on front free endpaper to "Honorable Edna Kelly" by author William Doherty, former president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. This volume comes from the collection of Edna Kelly (1906-1997), Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from NY from 1949-1969. She was one of only ten women in Congress when she was elected in 1949, and introduced a bill for Equal Pay for Equal Work in 1951, considered the first Equal Pay (for women) bill. Overall, a good clean copy that has been signed by the author, and was owned by an accomplished woman. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 404 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author front endpage. Owner's name on address labels affixed to pastedowns. (letter carriers, National Association of Letter Carriers).

46 signed letters [34 TLS, 12 ALS] comprising decades of correspondence between Frederick Gardner Cottrell and various notable figures of his day in U.S. politics, the international science community, and academia. All letters are housed in new archival mylar sleeves. Cottrell was a notable chemist, inventor, and philanthropist, best known today for his invention of the electrostatic precipitator - one of the first inventions to combat air pollution - and his founding of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, which used the revenue from the electrostatic precipitator to fund further scientific research, and continues to do so today. While best remembered for these feats, Cottrell had a long and influential career both in the U.S. Federal Government and as a science consultant. He was well known nationally and internationally - in industry, in government, and in academia - for his support of and contributions to new ideas and new talent within the scientific community. The letters, which span from 1901-1941, track Cottrell over the course of 40 years, and evidence the many relationships he had over that period with some of the most influential people of the time. These include a letter of introduction from Alexander Graham Bell, a discussion of chemistry with Thomas Edison, replies from two Nobel Prize winning scientists - the discoverer of the noble gasses, William Ramsay, and discoverer of the electron, J. J. Thomson - to Cottrell's request to study in their labs, and exchanges with two presidents, Herbert Hoover and Woodrow Wilson. Other letters show his personal interactions with leading scientists of his day (Robert J. Van de Graaff, Georges Claude, George E. Hale) and heads of industry (Henry L. Doherty, Ivy Lee), and track the path of his career through his time as the director of the Bureau of Mines; to chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology on the National Research Council; to head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Lab, and beyond. These letters, the vast majority of which were sent by these notable figures to Cottrell, evidence his expertise, the depth and breadth of his professional interests, and his eagerness to collaborate and share research and ideas, coming together to trace the life of a man whose work was and continues to be consequential to the advancement of science as a whole. Shelved case 1. CONTENTS: 1-Page TLS from inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell to a Mr. Fish, dated December 20, 1911, introducing Cottrell to him. In Very Good condition. In this letter, Bell is writing in his capacity as Regent of the Smithsonian Institution. On 1331 Connecticut Avenue letterhead. Faintly creased, with mild wrinkling along the edges. Signed in black ink by Bell: "Alexander Graham Bell". 1-page TLS from inventor of the light bulb Thomas Edison to Cottrell dated January 13, 1925, discussing the unexpected results of a past chemistry experiment of his in relation to the generation of ammonia. In Very Good condition. TLS is on Edison's personal letterhead ("From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison"). Lightly age toned, with some wrinkling and small closed tears along the top edge. Faintly creased from past folding. Signed by Edison in black ink: "Thos. A. Edison". Includes a lightly soiled 1-page facsimile of Cottrell's reply. 2-page ALS from Nobel Prize winning physicist Joseph John Thomson to an unnamed recipient, likely Cottrell, dated July 6, 1901, discussing the possibility of Cottrell coming to study at Thomson's lab. In Very Good condition. In 1901, Cottrell would have been studying in Europe at the University of Berlin, seeking to study in the laboratory of an accomplished scientist. Thomson was already a figure of some renown for his 1897 discovery of the electron, which represented the first identification of a subatomic particle, and would be awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physics in recognition of his work. ALS is on Cavendish Laborat. Signed.