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Engineer Collection (#3)

"Unleashing Innovation and Precision

Background imageEngineer Collection: Front Page of The Engineer

Front Page of The Engineer
Front page of The Engineer, a mid-19th century British periodical devoted to reporting on inventions and industrial and scientific advancements. Date: 1856

Background imageEngineer Collection: Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolyov

Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolyov
Sergei Korolyov, the " father" of the Soviet space programme

Background imageEngineer Collection: Gas compressor servicing

Gas compressor servicing. Engineers checking a compressor at a petrochemical factory. Compressors are usually used to compress gases, such as natural gas for transportation

Background imageEngineer Collection: Ilyushin and test pilot Kokkinaki, 1942

Ilyushin and test pilot Kokkinaki, 1942
Soviet aircraft designer Sergei Ilyushin (centre right) and test pilot Vladimir Kokkinaki (left, in overalls), talking with a group of soldiers in front of an aircraft during World War II

Background imageEngineer Collection: Steelworks

Steelworks. Open hearth furnace inside Azvostal steelworks in Zhadanov, Russia. The manufacture of steel requires that pig iron, a high-carbon crude form of iron

Background imageEngineer Collection: Oil refinery worker

Oil refinery worker
MODEL RELEASED. Oil refinery worker checking the feed pre-heater in the hydrofining area of an oil refinery. The hydrofining area is where crude oil products are processed to remove impurities such

Background imageEngineer Collection: Oxy-acetylene welding

Oxy-acetylene welding
MODEL RELEASED. Oxy-acetylene welding. Worker in heavy heat-resistant protective clothing holding oxy-acetylene welding equipment

Background imageEngineer Collection: BENEKER: THE ENGINEER, 1913. Oil on canvas by Gerrit A. Beneker, 1913

BENEKER: THE ENGINEER, 1913. Oil on canvas by Gerrit A. Beneker, 1913

Background imageEngineer Collection: England / Canvey Island

England / Canvey Island
The old sea wall which encircles Canvey Island, Essex, at the mouth of the River Thames. The wall was built about 1623 by the Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyder

Background imageEngineer Collection: James Brindley / Holl

James Brindley / Holl
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer

Background imageEngineer Collection: BT engineer testing lines, United Kingdom, Europe

BT engineer testing lines, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageEngineer Collection: James Brindley / Parsons

James Brindley / Parsons
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer

Background imageEngineer Collection: John Rennie / Sepia Anon

John Rennie / Sepia Anon
JOHN RENNIE Scottish civil engineer

Background imageEngineer Collection: Sir Wh Preece / Russell 06

Sir Wh Preece / Russell 06
SIR WILLIAM HENRY PREECE British electrical engineer

Background imageEngineer Collection: Matthew Boulton / Sharp

Matthew Boulton / Sharp
Matthew Boulton Engineer

Background imageEngineer Collection: John Ambrose Fleming

John Ambrose Fleming
JOHN AMBROSE FLEMING English electrical engineer; contributed to development of telephony, electric lighting and wireless telegraphy

Background imageEngineer Collection: World's most coolest and awesome engineer

World's most coolest and awesome engineer
Happie Eagle

Background imageEngineer Collection: Formula One Testing

Formula One Testing
A Toyota engineer takes digital images of the other teams as they leave the pitlane. Formula One Testing, Jerez, Spain, 7-11 January 2004. DIGITAL IMAGE

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8941330

Background imageEngineer Collection: Archimedes, 1930 (engraving)

Archimedes, 1930 (engraving)
8915276 Archimedes, 1930 (engraving) by Comerio, Agostino (1784-1834); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Archimedes)

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8941328

Background imageEngineer Collection: The landing of Bleriot at Dover, England in1909 after making the first flight across the English

The landing of Bleriot at Dover, England in1909 after making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier
693723 The landing of Bleriot at Dover, England in1909 after making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft. Louis Charles Joseph Bleriot, 1872 - 1936

Background imageEngineer Collection: Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor, reputed to have said Give me a lever
531057 Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor, reputed to have said Give me a lever and I will move the Earth

Background imageEngineer Collection: Harry N. Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harry N. Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harry N. Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Shows aviator Harry Nelson Atwood (1884-1967).

Background imageEngineer Collection: Postmaster Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Postmaster Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Postmaster Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911.

Background imageEngineer Collection: Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageEngineer Collection: First earth from Lexington Ave subway, D. McManus & T Stack, chief engineer

First earth from Lexington Ave subway, D. McManus & T Stack, chief engineer
First earth from Lexington Ave. subway, D. McManus & T. Stack, chief engineer, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageEngineer Collection: Dupont's camping auto, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Dupont's camping auto, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Dupont's camping auto, between c1910 and c1915. Shows a Stoddard-Dayton camping car built for engineer and politician Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930)

Background imageEngineer Collection: P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Shows the first official airmail flight in the United States with pilot Earle Lewis Ovington (1879-1936) in a Bleriot XI airplane

Background imageEngineer Collection: Earle Ovington & wife, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Earle Ovington & wife, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Earle Ovington & wife, 1911. Shows aviator Earle Lewis Ovington (1877-1839) with his wife Adelaide. Possibly taken in New York at start of the Hearst Transcontinental Flight.

Background imageEngineer Collection: Leo Stevens & Harry Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Leo Stevens & Harry Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Leo Stevens & Harry Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Shows aviator Harry Nelson Atwood (1884-1967) with pilot Albert Leo Stevens (1873-1944).

Background imageEngineer Collection: Subway beginning, Lexington Ave.; Chief Engineer Stack, W.R. Wilcox, D. McManus, 1911

Subway beginning, Lexington Ave.; Chief Engineer Stack, W.R. Wilcox, D. McManus, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Subway beginning, Lexington Ave.; Chief Engineer Stack, W.R. Wilcox, D. McManus, 1911.

Background imageEngineer Collection: John Hays Hammond, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

John Hays Hammond, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
John Hays Hammond, between c1910 and c1915. Shows mining engineer, diplomat, and philanthropist John Hays Hammond (1855-1936).

Background imageEngineer Collection: U.S. engineers, Audenarde, 10 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

U.S. engineers, Audenarde, 10 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. engineers, Audenarde, 10 Nov 1918. American engineers from Company A of the 316th Engineer Regiment constructing a bridge abutment over a canal in Audenarde, Belgium during World War I.

Background imageEngineer Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageEngineer Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageEngineer Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageEngineer Collection: The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865

The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. 'When some four miles of cable had been paid out

Background imageEngineer Collection: The breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board the Great Eastern, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board the Great Eastern, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board the Great Eastern, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley. '...the galvanometer detected a flaw of electricity which indicated a

Background imageEngineer Collection: The Late Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Stewart, Director-General of the Indo-European Telegraph

The Late Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Stewart, Director-General of the Indo-European Telegraph, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Late Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Stewart, Director-General of the Indo-European Telegraph, 1865. Portrait of '...a most able

Background imageEngineer Collection: Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable:...workmen on the road between Killarney and Valencia

Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable:...workmen on the road between Killarney and Valencia, 1865 Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: encampment of workmen on the road between Killarney and Valencia, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley

Background imageEngineer Collection: The late Mr. Richard Roberts, mechanician and engineer, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The late Mr. Richard Roberts, mechanician and engineer, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Richard Roberts, mechanician and engineer, 1864. Portrait of '...one of those single-minded servants of science and the useful arts whose fate is, too often

Background imageEngineer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
Honda and Firestone engineers prepare the Honda RA273 in the pits. Formula One World Championship, Rd3, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Holland. 4 June 1967. BEST IMAGE

Background imageEngineer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
Thierry Boutsen (BEL) (Right) and Christian Danner (GER) talk with Alan Rees (GBR) (Centre) U.S.A Grand Prix, Detroit, 22 June 1986

Background imageEngineer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
4 Williams engines in the paddock. Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, 11 May 1986

Background imageEngineer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
Aguri Suzuki (JPN) relaxes before the start of the race. Belgian Grand Prix, Spa, 29 August 1993

Background imageEngineer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
Winner Ayrton Senna (BRA) McLaren Honda MP4/5B with Honda engine guru Osamu Goto, right Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, 27 May 1990

Background imageEngineer Collection: Formula One World Championship

Formula One World Championship
Refueling Rig. Formula One World Championship, Rd1, Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia. 12 March 2000




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"Unleashing Innovation and Precision: Celebrating the Legacy of an Engineer" From the Falkland Islands Royal Engineer briefing map in 1982 to Isambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the Great Eastern, engineers have left an indelible mark on history. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, an English engineer known for his groundbreaking achievements, continues to inspire generations with his remarkable contributions. The Newport Bridge in 1906 and Hammersmith Bridge stand as testaments to engineering excellence, showcasing their structural prowess and aesthetic beauty. The iconic IKB Union Jack flag T-shirt/poster print design pays homage to this visionary engineer who revolutionized transportation systems. Brunel's tunnelling shield symbolizes ingenuity at its finest – a marvel that allowed for safe underground construction. Meanwhile, the CMS detector at CERN represents cutting-edge technology used in particle physics research today. Even back in 1925, engineers were dedicated to ensuring efficiency and cleanliness during long runs from Tarland, Aberdeenshire. Their commitment to detail is evident throughout history. Not only did engineers excel in practicality but also artistic expression. Leonardo da Vinci's color portrait from 1490 showcases his multifaceted talent as both an artist and engineer. The Flying Scotsman - LNER High-pressure Compound Express Loco stands tall as a testament to engineering brilliance within locomotive design—a true icon of British engineering heritage. Lastly, we cannot forget The Transporter at Newport Monmouthshire Wales—an impressive feat of engineering that facilitated efficient river crossings while captivating all who witnessed it. Engineers embody innovation, precision, and dedication—shaping our world through their unwavering pursuit of progress. Let us celebrate these visionaries whose legacy continues to inspire future generations towards new frontiers of discovery.