SCIENTISTS: An unusual 4to sheet of paper featuring the manuscript heading Le mot de la fin in the hand of a researcher, followed by the question 'If you had to end up your life on a few words, what words would it be?', beneath which appear six individual autograph statements signed by various scientists, each responding to the question, comprising (in order of appearance) Merle Tuve (1901-1982) American geophysicist, a pioneer in the use of pulsed radio waves whose discoveries opened the way to the development of radar and nuclear energy, 'I've had a wonderful trip. Full speed ahead!'; Samarendra Nath Sen (1918-1992) Indian scientific author and historian, 'I do not know yet'; Michael Heidelberger (1888-1991) American immunologist, often regarded as the father of modern immunology, 'Too bad to miss what's ahead!'; Hugo Theorell (1903-1982) Swedish scientist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1955, 'It was a wonderful experience!'; Edward Condon (1902-1974) American nuclear physicist, a pioneer in quantum mechanics and, during World War II, a participant in the development of radar and, very briefly, of nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project, 'I would thank God devoutly for his goodness to me in the life I have had'; and Gino Cassinis (1885-1964) Italian politician and mathematician who served as Mayor of Milan 1961-64, 'Je remercie Dieu de ce qu'il m'a donne' (Translation: 'I thank God for what he gave me'). With various ink annotations in the hand of a collector to the left margin. Some very light, minor age wear, and one small tear to the right edge, otherwise VG