Inventor Collection

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern, 1857, printed 1863-64

1689 Sir Isaac Newton portrait young
Sir Isaac Newton ( 4 January 1643 -31 March 1727). English physicist and mathematician. 18th Century Mezzotint portrait after the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller 1689, with later colouring

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), Croatian inventor in his American laboratory

Dmitri Mendeleev, caricature
Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907). Caricature of the Russian chemist Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev. Mendeleyev (also spelt Mendeleev)

John Moses Browning
JOHN MOSES BROWNING American inventor of automatic pistols, rifles etc : shown with one of his machine guns

R J Mitchell - Designer of the Spitfire and flying boats. Southampton Supermarine Napier Sea Plane

Nikola Tesla 1899
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), Croatian inventor holding balls of flame in his bare hands

Count of St Germain, French alchemist
Count of St Germain (c.1712-1784), French alchemist. St Germain was a French courtier and adventurer who rose to prominence in Europe in the mid-18th century

Nikola Tesla / Himmel Erde
NIKOLA TESLA American electrician and inventor, born in Croatia of Serbian parents; seen here in his laboratory at Colorado Springs in 1899/1900

1490 Leonardo Da Vinci colour portrait
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist and inventor (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519). Engraved portrait by J. Posselwhite in The Gallery of Portraits 1835 with later colouring

Professor George Boole (1815-1865)
Engraved portrait of George Boole (1815-1865), the English mathematician, philosopher and inventor of Boolean algebra, pictured c.1865

Dr William Gilbert (1544-1603) showing his Experiment on Electricity to Queen Elizabeth I
BAL99459 Dr William Gilbert (1544-1603) showing his Experiment on Electricity to Queen Elizabeth I and her Court, 19th century (oil on canvas) (see detail 99460) by Hunt

Thomas Edison Portrait
Undated file portrait of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), who created great innovations as the electric light bulb and the phonograph. / AFP PHOTO / -

Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian gun designer
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (born 1919), Russian gun designer, holding the first-ever AK-47 assault rifle, at an official 60th anniversary event, held in 2007 in Moscow, Russia

Bolts of electricity discharging in the lab of Nikola Tesla
Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla in his lab while his magnifying transmitter high voltage generator produces bolts of electricity. December 1899

1800 Thomas Jefferson Portrait
Thomas Jefferson, polymath, American Founding Father and President (b. 13 April 1743 - d. 4 July 1826). Engraving by W.Holl in " The Gallery of Portraits" 1837 with later colouring

Thomas Edison / Phonograph
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor with his Edison Business Phonograph

Invention of the Cube Car. This box-like car, designed by French-Vietnamese designer and engineer Quasar Kahn, was produced in limited numbers between 1967

SINGER SEWING MACHINE. Description of Isaac M. Singers sewing machine on the front page of the " Scientific American", 1 November 1851

Illustration of Hookes Law on elasticity of materials, showing stretching of a spring. Robert Hooke (1635-1703), English scientist and inventor, formulated his law in 1676

Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec. French physician. Laennec, with his stethoscope, at the Necker Hospital, Paris
RENE LAENNEC (1781-1826). Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec. French physician. Laennec, with his stethoscope, at the Necker Hospital, Paris, France

BRAILLE, Louis (1809-1852). French pedagogue and inventor, creator of the writing system for the blind. Braille alphabet. Photography

1778 Benjamin Franklin scientist
Benjamin Franklin, scientist, inventor, and US Founding Father (January 17 1706 - April 17 1790). Steel engraving by J. Thompson 1834 with later colouring, after 1778 painting by Duplessis

Albert Einstein, artwork
Albert Einstein. Cartoon of the Swiss-German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Einstein is best known for his paper on the special theory of relativity

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790). American printer, publisher, scientist, inventor, statesman and diplomat. Oil on canvas, c1785, after Joseph Siffred Duplessis, first owned by Thomas Jefferson

George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak
George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak box camera, with his signature. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

John Leavers
British (English) School Oil on Canvas 76.2 x 63.5

Gutenbergs printing press
Gutenberg inspects the first sheet of his Bible, which has just come off the press

Marconi with his radio, 19th century
Marconi with his radio, 19th-century artwork. The apparatus consists of a receiver and a transmitter. Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937)

Esperanto / Zamenhof
ESPERANTO Dr Ludwig L Zamenhof, German linguist, inventor of Esperanto which he hopes will become an international auxiliary language

BRAILLE, Louis (1809-1852). French pedagogue and inventor, creator of the writing system for the blind. Braille alphabet. Photography

Nikola Tesla, Serb-US physicist
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), Serb-US physicist and electrical engineer. Tesla was educated at Graz and Prague, but in 1884 he emigrated to the USA

PSCI2A-00100
Inventor Nikola Tesla, with his signature. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Louis Braille / Thiriat
LOUIS BRAILLE French inventor of system of raised-point writing for the blind

Browning Machine Gun
BROWNING American inventor John Moses Browning with one of his machine guns

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816. He fitted his garden in Hammersmith with an electric telegraph but was refused when he

Wm Armstrong / Cragside
SIR WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG Baron Armstrong Engineer, inventor and arms manufacturers home, Cragside, Rothbury

Adolphe Sax
ADOLPHE SAX French inventor of musical instruments

James Watt in his Glasgow workshop improving on Thomas Newcomens 1712 Newcomen
3588302 James Watt in his Glasgow workshop improving on Thomas Newcomens 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1781, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub.1870

Epee Teaching Deaf Mutes
L ABBE DE L EPEE instructing deaf-mutes in the sign language he invented to enable them to communicate

Humphry Davy / World Invt
SIR HUMPHRY DAVY Engineer and inventor

Zamenhof, Esperanto Man
LUDWIG L ZAMENHOF Inventor of Esperanto

Guglielmo Marconi
GUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian physicist and inventor in yachting attire and with communications apparatus

Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
After a portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Nicholas Cochin the younger made in 1777. American experimental scientist and statesman

Scene from movie The First Men in the Moon - H. G. Wells
A scene from the Gaumont film adaptation of the H. G. Wells book, The First Men on the Moon, in which the author approved all dresses and supervised the production

Richard Jordan Gatling (chromolitho)
2802537 Richard Jordan Gatling (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Jordan Gatling)

Otto Lilienthal makes one of his last flights, 1896 (1956). Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) German gliding pioneer and aeronautical inventor, flying one of his gliders

Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), American inventor of the carbon telephone transmitter (1877), phonograph (1878), and incandescent lamp with carbon filament (1879)

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"Inventors: Masters of Innovation and Vision" Step into the realm of inventors, where brilliance meets imagination. From the enigmatic Nikola Tesla, with bolts of electricity discharging in his lab, to the young Sir Isaac Newton captured in a timeless portrait from 1689, these visionaries have shaped our world. Isambard Kingdom Brunel stands proudly before the launching chains of the Great Eastern, a testament to his engineering prowess. R. J. Mitchell's genius shines through as he designs iconic aircraft like the Spitfire and flying boats that revolutionize aviation. John Moses Browning's innovative mind brings forth groundbreaking firearms technology while Dmitri Mendeleev's caricature showcases his pioneering work on the periodic table. In 1899, Nikola Tesla himself radiates an aura of ingenuity that would forever change how we harness electricity. The Count of St Germain, a French alchemist known for his mysterious abilities, adds an air of intrigue to this collection. Dr William Gilbert demonstrates his experiment on electricity to Queen Elizabeth I – a momentous occasion that paved the way for future discoveries. Lastly, Leonardo da Vinci graces us with a vibrant color portrait from 1490; an artist whose inventive spirit transcended disciplines. These inventors embody curiosity and determination; their contributions continue to shape our present and inspire generations yet unborn. They remind us that innovation knows no bounds – it is born out of passion and nurtured by relentless pursuit, and are dreamers who dare to challenge convention and redefine what is possible. Their legacy lives on in every invention we encounter today - they are beacons guiding humanity towards progress.