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SCIENCE AND MEDICINE - CLAUDE Georges (1870 - 1960) - Signed printed photograph
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SCIENCE AND MEDICINE - CLAUDE Georges (1870 - 1960) - Signed printed photograph

Lot 879 · The Langer Collection · 29 April 2024
A chemical engineer and physicist, he was responsible for many of the discoveries fundamental to modern economics. He invented neon lighting, etc. His role as scientific advisor to the Vichy government led to his expulsion from the Académie des Sciences and his imprisonment from 1945 to 1949.
Signed printed photograph applied to cardboard; Autograph visit card signed with envelope; Autograph letter signed 30.12.1947 to Paul Langer: "...le fait pour vous surprendre étant donné ma triste situation…”.; Photograph with signature and date; visiting card with autograph lines; envelope.