Famous American Scientists

Item 03-06-08 $1.50 (Single Cover)

Item 03-06-08-4 $6.00 (set of 4)

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The Syracuse Stamp Club is proud to present these covers (see below) recognizing four famous American scientists:

1. Physicist John Bardeen was the inventor of the transistor and is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes in Physics.

2. Biochemist Gerty Theresa Cori (nee Radnitz) was a winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine for her work studying glycogen and carbohydrate metabolism.

3. Astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble discovered the Andromeda Galaxy and galaxies beyond our own Milky Way. This discovery changed the view of the universe in the early 20th Century. The telescope now in orbit is named for him.

4. Chemist Linus Carl Pauling was one of a few people to win two Nobel Prizes in two different fields His first, for chemistry, was for his research into the nature of the chemical bond, which helped lead other scientists to discover the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his campaigning against above-ground nuclear testing.

The cover design and special cancel were created by Vincent Juchimek, a member of the Syracuse Stamp Club. The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the stamps honoring the four American scientists on March 6, 2008 at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) in Syracuse, NY. For more information on the MOST event follow this link.

Mail orders for the covers must include a #10 self-addressed stamped envelope and should be sent to Phil Poplaski, 113 Old Liverpool Road, Liverpool, New York 13088.

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