5.5X5.5 Vintage page on "The Commodore" letterhead signed in fountain pen ink, "Yours sincerely, Bradley A. Fiske. Rear-Admiral U.S.N, Retired. New York, March 11, 1935". Fold in the middle of the page, otherwise in excellent condition. (1854-1942) Rear Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske was an officer in the United States Navy who was noted as a technical innovator. During his long career, Fiske invented more than a hundred and thirty electrical and mechanical devices, with both naval and civilian uses, and wrote extensively on technical and professional issues; The New Yorker called him "one of the notable naval inventors of all time." One of the earliest to understand the revolutionary possibilities of naval aviation, he wrote a number of books of important effect in gaining a wider understanding of the modern Navy by the public. For inventing the rangefinder, he was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal of The Franklin Institute in 1891.Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.