ALFRED KORZYBSKI | SIGNED LETTER TO FREDERICK GARDNER COTTRELL
1928. One-page TLS from influential Polish-American philosopher Alfred Korzybski to Cottrell, dated March 21, 1928, requesting a letter of introduction to a Dr. Tollman. In Very Good condition. Korzybski is best known for his work in the creation of the general semantics branch of philosophical thought. Faintly creased, with some small chips and closed tears along edges. Signed in blue ink by Korzybski: “A. Korzybski”. Includes a copy of Cottrell’s typed response. Shelved DuPont Cottrell binder.
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Shelved Dupont Bookstore
Price: $450
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This piece comes from a large collection of letters to, from, and concerning Frederick Gardner Cottrell, a prominent American inventor and physical chemist. Best known for his invention of the electrostatic precipitator, a device which revolutionized emission-heavy industries, Cottrell rose to prominence for his endeavors to fund American scientific research through the establishment of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Cottrell was highly regarded by the other leading scientific minds of his age, a fact reflected in this collection of his letters with historic figures in research, academia, and American politics. Among these are Cottrell’s correspondences with Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Nobel laureates William Ramsay (discoverer of the noble gases) and J. J. Thompson (discoverer of the electron), as well as exchanges with two American presidents, Herbert Hoover and Woodrow Wilson.