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Mixed Lot of 1950's-60's original photos, letters, and booklets related to Scientific new methods of Laser Technology and the latest advancement/research at the time. This lot contains a great piece of History and will be a great addition to any math and science enthusiast's collection!

This interesting lot includes photos, newspaper clipping/articles, news letters, correspondence between Scientists pertaining to their latest scientific research and techniques. Some of the letters/photos are from Scientists who worked for General Telephone & Electronics and their New Single Sideband Method for Laser Beam Modulation.

There are photos, articles and letters related to "Technique for modulating a laser beam by single sideband suppressed carrier optical modulation developed by Scientists at General Telephone & Electronics"

Breakdown of the lot:

30 photos (Some of the photos come with a letter summary describing what the Scientists are doing in photo, other photos do not have a letter)
Softcover booklet titled "TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES AND SELECTED FOREIGN COUNTRIES: A PRELIMINARY SURVEY."On the cover has writing referencing page 42 that talks about "Optical Communications" and "Communication Satellites"
Softcover booklet Beam Analyzer 2. Chromatic and Space Charge Aberrations in Circularly Deflected Electron Beams dated September 1952. Booklet has lots of tears, and writing/stains.
Softcover booklet Beam Analyzer 3. Beam Analysis with a Circularly Deflecting system dated January 1953. Booklet has lots of tears, writing, stains.
A green softcover booklet full of newspaper clippings, 2 1960's news release letters from General Telephone & Electronics and photos of the scientists working on experiments.
7 original Letters/correspondence and and 3 draft copy letters between Scientists.
Two letters to/from Navy related to request to grant access to Professor Tykociner (Who was a Polish engineer and a pioneer of sound-on-film technology) so that he can visit the R.C.A. Victory Division at Lancaster Pa. (one letter is a draft copy and the other original)
A copy of letter where the University of IIlinois "wishes to nominate as a candidate for the John Scott Award Professor Emeretus Joseph T. Tykociner for the invention and first successful public demonstration of variable density sound-on-film motion pictures." along with an original photo.
A release letter by General Telephone & Electronics dated 5/14/1963 regarding a "Network Television program relayed over laser light beam for the first time in history; experimental laser system developed by General Telephone & Electronics; 30 million persons across country see CBS-TV "I've got a secret" program disappear from television screens when light beam blocked in studio"
A release letter by General Telephone & Electronics dated 2/20/1963 regarding " General Telephone & Electronics demonstrates Laboratory model of communications systems transmits and receives television pictures on a laser light beam; demonstration believed to be the first transmission by laser beam of a microwave signal carrying television information.
Modulation Experiments release letter/photo about Scientists performing Laser Modulation experiments in Bayside NY Laboratory.
A letter from Judge Eugene Nickerson (see Wikipedia) from the office of the executive dated 3/8/1963 congratulating two of the Scientists for "the experimental system of Television transmitting by means of laser light beams" (has a visible stain and ceasing)

Condition: All the items are vintage and have some degree of wear, aging, tears, writing on or in them, staining, yellowing from aging, creasing, bent corners/edges, curving, foxing. All the photos have some wear, creasing, some have some bending, some have pinholes in corners.

Shipping: This item will require signature confirmation if shipping within the USA, therefore you need to be present to sign upon arrival.

I have described this lot to the best of my ability, please make sure to view all the photos and please ask any questions PRIOR to purchase.

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