July 2021 Catalogue

67 S c i e n c e Physicist Richard Feynman’s 1962 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award, Signed By President John F. Kennedy And Five Members Of The Atomic Energy Commission, With The 14k Gold Medallion 72. (KENNEDY, John F.) FEYNMAN, Richard P. E.O. Lawrence Award with medal. Washington, 1962. Two sheets, measuring 11 by 14 inches, with the seal of the Atomic Energy Commission; original elaborate morocco-gilt binding, in a velvet-lined wooden box. WITH: Original gold medal, measuring 2-1/2 inches diameter, in original box. $29,500. Click for more info The original engraved citation awarding the 1962 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award to pioneering physicist and Nobel winner Richard P. Feynman, signed by President John F. Kennedy and five members of the Atomic Energy Commission, including Glenn T. Seaborg, himself a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. Together with the original medallion, struck in 14k gold and presented to Feynman with his name engraved on it “for a meritorious contribution in physics.” In addition to President Kennedy, the Award is signed by five members of the Atomic Energy Commission: Glenn T. Seaborg (himself a Nobelist, in Chemistry in 1951, Loren K. Olson, Leland J. Haworth, Robert E. Wilson and John S. Graham. Also included are the original press release, a seating chart for the award ceremony itself, and the guest list for the ceremony. Fine condition.