Signed; Louis De Broglie - Matière Et Lumière - 1937

Louis de Broglie – Matter and Light – 1937 – Original edition with a signed autograph inscription

LOUIS DE BROGLIE (1892-1987)

MATTER AND LIGHT

PARIS — ALBIN MICHEL — 1937

FIRST EDITION — SIGNED AUTOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ATTRIBUTED TO THE AUTHOR

An interesting copy of the original edition of Matter and Light, published in 1937 by Albin Michel in the collection Sciences d'aujourd'hui, directed by André George.

Louis de Broglie (1892-1987), French physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics 1929, is one of the founders of wave mechanics and one of the great figures of 20th-century quantum physics.

In this work, he sets forth the main transformations of modern physics, notably the relations between matter and light, wave-particle duality, wave mechanics, and the foundations of quantum theory.

The copy contains, on the half-title page, a black-ink manuscript inscription attributed to Louis de Broglie:

« homage of the author — Louis de Broglie »

His attribution is also mentioned on an old bibliographic card kept inside the volume.

Independent authentication not performed.

PRESS COPY

An old bibliographic notice attached to the book describes it as a press service copy with an inscription by Louis de Broglie.

The work also preserves old press clippings, including one dated November 11, 1944, dedicated to the physicist and his work.

These documents constitute an interesting set for the history of the reception of Louis de Broglie's scientific work.

CHARACTERISTICS
Author: Louis de Broglie
Title: Matter and Light
Publisher: Albin Michel
Place: Paris
Date: 1937
Edition: French first edition, print run to be verified
Collection: Sciences d'aujourd'hui
Collection director: André George
Pagination: Approximately 342 pages
Format: 8vo, paperback
Cover: Original soft cover printed in red and black
Language: French
Special feature: Signed manuscript inscription attributed to Louis de Broglie
Documents preserved: Old press cuttings and bibliographic note
CONDITION
Condition of use satisfactory for this 1937 paperback.
Original cover preserved, showing rubbing, soiling, browning and small tears along the edges.
Old binding with some apparent fragility.
Interior generally clean and fully legible on the pages examined.
Presence of localized browning related especially to the old press cuttings preserved in the volume.
Legible signed inscription.
Some pencil annotations and old marks.
Copy sold in its current state, in accordance with the photographs.
HISTORICAL INTEREST
Louis de Broglie received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1929 for his discovery of the wave nature of electrons.
His research played a fundamental role in the development of quantum mechanics.
Matter and Light, published in 1937, presents a significant synthesis of his scientific and philosophical conceptions.
This copy offers additional interest thanks to its signed inscription and the accompanying press documents.

Carefully shipped, with rigid protective packaging suitable for old, bound books.