Inventor Collection (#10)

New motorised, Edison Phonograph, 1885
3478809 New motorised, Edison Phonograph, 1885; (add.info.: New motorised, Edison Phonograph. Wax recording rather than foil, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

New motorised, Edison Phonograph, 1888
3478808 New motorised, Edison Phonograph, 1888; (add.info.: New motorised, Edison Phonograph. Wax recording rather than foil, 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Benjamin Franklin, 1800
3507782 Benjamin Franklin, 1800; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin (1705 - 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285704 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti-clerical)

The childhood home of Richard Trevithick
3586052 The childhood home of Richard Trevithick; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the childhood home of Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) a British inventor and mining engineer

Home of John Roebuck
3586196 Home of John Roebuck; (add.info.: Home of John Roebuck (1718-1794) an English inventor and industrialist. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

James Watt
3586309 James Watt; (add.info.: Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Henry Fox Talbot
3586295 Henry Fox Talbot; (add.info.: Photograph of Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) a British scientist, inventor and photography pioneer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Specimen of machine-writing from Charles Thurber's Chirographie
3586072 Specimen of machine-writing from Charles Thurber's Chirographie'; (add.info.: Specimen of machine-writing from Charles Thurber's Chirographie')

Diagram of James Watt's steam indicator
3586197 Diagram of James Watt's steam indicator; (add.info.: Diagram of James Watt's steam indicator. James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist

Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester's steam engine
3585916 Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester's steam engine; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester's steam engine)

Jean Pierre Blanchard
2623689 Jean Pierre Blanchard; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Pierre Blanchard (-1809) French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight. Dated 1785.); Universal History Archive/UIG

David Boswell Reid, 19th century (engraving)
3733442 David Boswell Reid, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of David Boswell Reid (1805-1863) a Scottish physician, chemist and inventor

Jean-Pierre Blanchard's balloon
3732752 Jean-Pierre Blanchard's balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Jean-Pierre Blanchard's balloon. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design
3732699 Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent
3732617 Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent)

Portrait of Nickola Tesla (b/w photo)
8630017 Portrait of Nickola Tesla (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nickola Tesla)

Oliver Lodge, British physicist and inventor (colour litho)
8664053 Oliver Lodge, British physicist and inventor (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Lodge (1851-1940), British physicist and inventor

Werner von Siemens, German inventor and industrialist (b/w photo)
8663713 Werner von Siemens, German inventor and industrialist (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Werner von Siemens (1816-1892), German inventor

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663421 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Captain Oda, inventor of the mine that sank the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk in the Russo-Japanese War (litho)
8655614 Captain Oda, inventor of the mine that sank the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk in the Russo-Japanese War (litho) by English School

John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician and inventor (b/w photo)
8673364 John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician and inventor (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917)

Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle, 1811 (engraving)
538521 Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle, 1811 (engraving); (add.info.: Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle (1719-1811) Scottish inventor and millwright. Top: Original form powered by horses

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876
532043 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876. Bell in lecture hall of Boston University

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876
532042 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876: Bell inaugurating 1520 km telephone link between New York and Chicago, 18 October 1892

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876. Picture published 1907
532039 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876. Picture published 1907; Universal History Archive/UIG

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American physicist and inventor experimenting with electric lamps
530633 Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American physicist and inventor experimenting with electric lamps, even on his wedding day. Engraving, Paris, 1883.; Universal History Archive/UIG

The electric target, 1860
1577518 The electric target, 1860; (add.info.: The electric target invented by Lieut chevalier.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sir Joseph Whitworth, the inventor of a system of accurate measurement
1578841 Sir Joseph Whitworth, the inventor of a system of accurate measurement.; (add.info.: Sir Joseph Whitworth, (1803-1887) the inventor of a system of accurate measurement

The Hall-in-the-Wood, 1866 (engraving)
1574489 The Hall-in-the-Wood, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Hall-in-the-Wood, near Bolton, Lacanshire, house of the English inventor Samuel Crompton (1753-1827)

Eli Whitney (1765-1825)
864660 Eli Whitney (1765-1825); (add.info.: Eli Whitney (1765-1825) American inventor and manufacturer, born at Westborough, Massachusetts

Birthplace of James Watt shortly before it was demolished in 1887 (engraving)
541195 Birthplace of James Watt shortly before it was demolished in 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland

Carbon microphone, invented in 1878 by David Edward Hughes (1831-1900), English inventor. From R
537741 Carbon microphone, invented in 1878 by David Edward Hughes (1831-1900), English inventor. From R. Wormell Electricity in the Service of ManLondon, 1890

Charles Sauria, inventor of the phosphoric friction matches, c.1900-1910 (chromo)
1790239 Charles Sauria, inventor of the phosphoric friction matches, c.1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: Charles Sauria (1812-1895)

Design by William Henson and John Stringfellow
865058 Design by William Henson and John Stringfellow; (add.info.: Design by William Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1779-1883), inventors from Somerset, England

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663411 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663409 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor (coloured photo)
8655490 Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor (coloured photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian inventor

Samuel Morse, American inventor and telegraphy pioneer (coloured photo)
8655473 Samuel Morse, American inventor and telegraphy pioneer (coloured photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Morse (1791-1872)

Sir Peter Fairbairn, Mayor of Leeds (engraving)
8676505 Sir Peter Fairbairn, Mayor of Leeds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Peter Fairbairn (1799-1861), Scottish engineer and Mayor of Leeds

Alexis Soyer, French chef, inventor and writer (engraving)
8676483 Alexis Soyer, French chef, inventor and writer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexis Soyer (1810-1858), French chef, inventor and writer

Engraving depicting the "Snorer's Nightcap" devised by M
5308542 Engraving depicting the "Snorer's Nightcap" devised by M; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the "Snorer's Nightcap" devised by M. F. Pinckard of New Orleans)

Nicklaus Riggenbach's rack railway
5308353 Nicklaus Riggenbach's rack railway.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Nicklaus Riggenbach's rack railway at Kahlenberg, Vienna. Nicklaus Riggenbach (1817-1899) a French inventor

Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop
5308295 Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop used to haul a passenger)

Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop
5308294 Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop used to haul coals)

Richard Trevithick's locomotive
5308293 Richard Trevithick's locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive of 1804 for the Penydarren tram line)

Edison's recording apparatus. 1878 (engraving)
5615925 Edison's recording apparatus. 1878 (engraving); (add.info.: The apparatus was used for making recordings on a wax disc)

The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat
5616316 The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Weser workmen destroying Denis Papin's steamboat)

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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.