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Note from Wolfgang Gaede to Georg Bredig, December 1933

  • 1933-Dec-30

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Wolfgang Max Paul Gaede (1878-1945) thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for his congratulations on his receipt of the Werner von Siemens Ring, one of the highest awards for technical services in Germany. Gaede was a German physicist and pioneer of vacuum engineering.

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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Translated by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
  • Transcribed by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series I – Georg Bredig Papers, 1891-1944
  • Series I: Sub-Series I. Georg Bredig Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 2, Folder 28

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Gaede, Wolfgang. “Note from Wolfgang Gaede to Georg Bredig, December 1933,” December 30, 1933. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 2, Folder 28. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/z48yqfc.

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Karlsruhe, den 30 XII 33
Bahnstr. 5.

Sehr verehrter Herr Kollege,

Für Ihr liebenswürdiges Gedenken an mich gelegentlich der Verleihung des Siemens-Ringes sage ich Ihnen meinen herzlichen Dank.

In dem ich Ihnen und Ihrer verehrten Familie zum Jahreswechsel meinen herzlichen Glückwunsch ausspreche bin ich Ihr sehr ergebener Gaede.

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Karlsruhe, 30 December 1933
Bahnstrasse 5

Dear Colleague,

I would like to thank you most sincerely for kindly thinking of me when I was awarded the Siemens Ring.

Best wishes to you and your dear family for the New Year.

Sincerely,
Gaede

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