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Title<\/strong><\/td>19.07.1921\u00a0\u00a0 Letter from Victor Franz Hess to Stefan Meyer<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Original<\/strong><\/td>\u00a9 Fordham University, New York City, NY USA<\/td><\/tr>
Editing<\/strong><\/td>\u00a9Victor-Franz-Hess-Gesellschaft P\u00f6llau<\/td><\/tr>
Content<\/strong><\/td>Hess reports that he received selenium cells from Thirring. He asks Meyer to contact Braun and Oberwimmer to obtain an extension of his holidays. He sent cigars to Meyer.
He writes about physicists that are working in Germany. He attended the Curie reception in New York, where he met Boltwood. He reports that Hans (his stepson) is not satisfied with his position here (in the USA) and will be sent home in October to finish his studies.<\/td><\/tr>
Notes<\/strong><\/td> – american Pilgrims Tercentannary Stamps: A set of three stamps commemorating the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts. http:\/\/values.hobbizine.com\/stamps\/us-1920-22.html<\/a> (retrieved 21.5.2025)
– The following names are not identified:
(1) Name Strygowski: maybe Strzygowski Josef ?
(2) Name Wettstein: Fritz or Otto or Richard or ?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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