3.5x5.5 B&W vintage picture postcard signed "Paul Santorini 1 May 1978" in black ink. In good condition.(1893-1986) Paul Santorini was a Greek civil engineer, experimental and theoretical physicist, mathematician, electrical engineer, astronomer, author, and professor. He published over 350 articles and conducted research in the fields of solar energy, wind energy, electromagnetic microwaves as weapons of war, high-frequency electromagnetic waves, high-frequency currents, structural engineering, and hydraulics. Later in life, he wrote papers in the field of the birth of the universe and proposed the multiple successive small bangs theory of the universe. Some of his papers also dealt with mankind and the universe. He is known within the UFO conspiracy community because of his involvement in the 1946 Ghost Rockets incident in Greece.Paul was born in Odesa to Greek parents and from a young age migrated to Switzerland. By the age of 12, he attended prestigious high schools in Zurich. Around the same period, he was affiliated with Albert Einstein. He completed his studies in Zurich at the University of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology by 1918. He briefly worked in industry and took academic positions from 1936 until 1964 at three different institutions in Athens, Greece, namely, the University of Athens, the National Technical University of Athens, and the Agricultural University of Athens. Paul also worked for the Greek government in different sectors ranging from the office of the minister and the Hellenic Military.Paul frequently traveled to international conferences and was a member of several international scientific organizations namely the New York Academy of Science, Acadèmie Des Sciences de Toulouse, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, and the Royal Society of Arts. He obtained the Silver Cross of the Order of the Phoenix from the Greek government in 1938 for his outstanding work developing anti-aircraft technology. For his outstanding continuous achievements in the sciences in 1950, Paul became a Commander of the Order of the Phoenix, and in 1965 he was also awarded Commander of the Order of George I. He was also a Free Mason and a member of the Apollon Lodge of Athens. This lot came from the Jim Wiggins collection we purchased in July 2022. Jim Wiggins accumulated the most unique and valuable autograph collection over a period of 70-plus years. He obtained his collection either in person or by writing to persons of fame and notoriety. Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.