Hackaday Links: July 18, 2021
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Isaac Newton’s hand-written revisions to Principia fetch $2.35 million
One of the most valuable scientific documents in history changed hands this week, when an autographed Isaac Newton manuscript of revisions to three sections of the first edition of the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica sold at Christie’s in London for £1,702,500 (about US$2,350,000).
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Tags: Christie’s, Newton, Auction, Books
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World auction record price for video games smashed twice in three days
The immense magnitude of the video games industry is beginning to be felt on the auction block, with the auction price record for a video game being broken twice over the weekend, jumping from $660,000 to $875,000 on Friday, and then a further jump to … Continue reading World auction record price for video games smashed twice in three days
Edward S. Curtis’ ‘The North American Indian’ fetches $950,000
An important copy of one of the most significant American publications of all-time sold earlier this week when a 20-volume quarto set of The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) fetched $895,000 at Santa Fe Art Auction. A complete set … Continue reading Edward S. Curtis’ ‘The North American Indian’ fetches $950,000
AJS Porcupine could become one of the most expensive motorcycles in history
Everyone has heard of the AJS Porcupine – it’s the almost mythical world-beating British motorcycle that won the very first 500cc World Roadracing (now MotoGP) Championship in 1949. What you may not realize is that only four of the championship-winning… Continue reading AJS Porcupine could become one of the most expensive motorcycles in history
The world’s most valuable motorcycle heads for auction
The world’s best known and most recognizable motorcycle will cross the auction block in Texas on 5 June 2021, creating as much interest and controversy as it did when the famous American road film Easy Rider was released 52 years ago, on 14 July 1969.C… Continue reading The world’s most valuable motorcycle heads for auction
Space-aged wine expected to fetch $1 million at auction
A wine that spent 14 months on the International Space Station (ISS) is being offered up for sale by auction house Christie’s. One of a dozen bottles of vintage Pétrus 2000 sent to the space station by Space Cargo Unlimited, it could bring an estimated US$1 million through Christie’s Private Sales, which will go to fund future space missions.
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Video game collectibles begin smashing auction records
The superior user engagement of the video game industry saw it surpass the global revenues of the music industry and the movie industry more than a decade ago, and it is forecast to grow for the next five years at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) o… Continue reading Video game collectibles begin smashing auction records
Sophia the robot sells digital NFT artwork for nearly $700,000
Continuing the wave of extraordinary digital art sales manifested by new blockchain-based NFT technology, an artwork co-created by the famous humanoid robot Sophia has now sold for just under US$700,000.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTag… Continue reading Sophia the robot sells digital NFT artwork for nearly $700,000
Money for nothing: NFTs spark a new digital gold rush
A digital artist called “Beeple” is now one of the top three most valuable artists alive – in any medium – after he sold a JPG file of his work for US$69,346,250. Welcome to the crazy world of NFTs, and the latest wild gold rush to hit the internet.
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Tags: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Art, Christie’s, Crazy, Auction
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