Mar 21, 2019 - Sale 2502

Sale 2502 - Lot 210

Price Realized: $ 281
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
CLARKE, ARTHUR C. Two letters, each to physicist Jeremy Bernstein: Typed Letter Signed, "Arthur" * Printed Letter Signed and Inscribed. The first, "Dear Jeremy--Thanks for charming card! / (What--no Yeti?) / All best, / Arthur / 28-2-07," in upper margin, thanking for his book, agreeing with his view regarding Kurt Gödel, remarking on the importance of the role that Alan Turing played during WWII, suggesting encryption as a topic for a New Yorker article, and remarking on his newly relaxed lifestyle. The second, entitled "Egogram 2007," to "Friends, Earthlings, ETs," sending New Year's greetings and summarizing recent accomplishments and proposed projects. Together 4 pages, 4to or tall 4to, the first on two sheets; horizontal folds. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 4 August 1978; [Colombo], 28 February 2007
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4 August 1978: ". . . Did you know that it now looks as if Turing is one of the people who really won the war? . . . The lid is slowly coming off the work they did on Enigma. . . .
"For the first time in my life I am completely relaxed, with an empty engagement book and no commitments whatsoever. . . . I am also getting lots of scientific goodies--e.g., a beautiful 8" Clestron reflector, which has already given me stunning views of the moon. I still haven't decided what type of home computer to get because they keep bringing out better ones all the time. . . ."