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In the world of discovery and innovation, they have always played a pivotal role

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Picture No. 10781688
Research Helicopter - Harp Seal in background (Phoca groenlandica) Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10781783

Picture No. 10781783
Harp Seal - Observation of harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10781752

Picture No. 10781752
Harp Seal - Observation of harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10781064

Picture No. 10781064
Ship - Ice breaker Capitaine Khlebnikov in the ice - Antarctic Peninsula Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10780445

Picture No. 10780445
Whale Research - researchers on boat trying obtain of a piece of skin from a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10780326

Picture No. 10780326
Tufted Duck - Captured - being weighed (Aythya fuligula) Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10947393

Picture No. 10947393
Little / Little Blue / Fairy Penguin - researchers weigh penguins regularly to check growth rates Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10874360

Picture No. 10874360
Search for Collared (Dicrostonix torquatus) and Siberian Lemmings (Lemmus sibiricus L.) in Russian Arctic Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10874358

Picture No. 10874358
Search for Collared (Dicrostonix torquatus) and Siberian Lemmings (Lemmus sibiricus ) in Russian Arctic Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10869784

Picture No. 10869784
Birdwatcher - using Spotting Scope Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10778464

Picture No. 10778464
People - hanging nets to catch birds for ringing Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Picture No. 10778460

Picture No. 10778460
People - hanging nets to catch birds for ringing Date:

Background imageResearchers Collection: Entemologist with insect traps in treetops of cloudforest, Cusuco N. P

Entemologist with insect traps in treetops of cloudforest, Cusuco N. P. Sierra del Merendon, Honduras, July
Entemologist with insect traps in treetops of cloudforest, Cusuco N.P. Sierra del Merendon, Honduras, July

Background imageResearchers Collection: Insular Single Leaf Bat (Monophyllus plethodon) adult, held in gloved hand of researcher during

Insular Single Leaf Bat (Monophyllus plethodon) adult, held in gloved hand of researcher during biodiversity monitoring, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, June

Background imageResearchers Collection: Dr. Livingstones Missionary Travels and Researchers in South Africa: Three Lions

Dr. Livingstones Missionary Travels and Researchers in South Africa: Three Lions Attempting to Drag down a Buffalo, as Seen by Mr. Oswell and Major Vardon, 1857

Background imageResearchers Collection: Cueva Mayor cave exploration, Atapuerca C018 / 9949

Cueva Mayor cave exploration, Atapuerca C018 / 9949
Cueva Mayor cave exploration. Cavers exploring the Galeria de las Estatuas section of the Cueva Mayor cave system in the Sierra de Atapuerca foothills in northern Spain

Background imageResearchers Collection: Geomagnetism research, 1965 C016 / 8820

Geomagnetism research, 1965 C016 / 8820
Geomagnetism research. US geologists Allan Verne Cox (seated, 1926-1987), Richard Doell (centre, 1923-2008), and (Gary) Brent Dalrymple (right)

Background imageResearchers Collection: Science hierarchy, artwork

Science hierarchy, artwork
Science hierarchy. Artwork representing science as a hierarchy, with a single scientist at top overseeing experimental scientists in a laboratory

Background imageResearchers Collection: Smart card research, 1982

Smart card research, 1982
Smart card research by British computer scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, UK. At left is Donald Davies (1924-2000) of the NPL

Background imageResearchers Collection: Science mentoring, conceptual artwork

Science mentoring, conceptual artwork
Science mentoring. Conceptual artwork of a senior scientist (right) mentoring a younger one, represented as being cultured in a petri dish (left)

Background imageResearchers Collection: Genders of Nobel laureates, artwork

Genders of Nobel laureates, artwork
Genders of Nobel laureates. Artwork showing the gender divide between women (left) and men (right) who have won Nobel Prizes

Background imageResearchers Collection: Rayon production research, 1950s C018 / 0659

Rayon production research, 1950s C018 / 0659
Rayon production research. Industrial chemists using an ultraviolet photometer (left) to detect and analyse the amount of carbon disulphide present during the production of rayon

Background imageResearchers Collection: Citrus greening disease research C018 / 6323

Citrus greening disease research C018 / 6323
Citrus greening disease research. Scientists performing a genetic (DNA) analysis of populations of psyllid insects collected in North and South America

Background imageResearchers Collection: Antiproton research, 1958 C014 / 2068

Antiproton research, 1958 C014 / 2068
Antiproton research. US physicists Bruce Cork (left) and Glenn Lamberston (right) at the Bevatron Accelerator that has been configured for antiproton research

Background imageResearchers Collection: Geomagnetism research, 1965 C014 / 2069

Geomagnetism research, 1965 C014 / 2069
Geomagnetism research. US geologists Allan Verne Cox (left, 1926-1987), Richard Doell (centre, 1923-2008), and (Gary) Brent Dalrymple (right)

Background imageResearchers Collection: Antineutron discovery team, 1956 C014 / 2067

Antineutron discovery team, 1956 C014 / 2067
Antineutron discovery team, working on the focus magnet of the Bevatron Accelerator, the machine they used to create and detect the anti-particle of the neutron

Background imageResearchers Collection: Soloviev and Hilleman at a conference

Soloviev and Hilleman at a conference
Vaccine experts meet at a conference. At left is Academician Valentin Soloviev of Russia, at right is Maurice Hilleman of the USA. Photographed at a meeting in Washington DC, USA, in 1966

Background imageResearchers Collection: Gills Egypt baseline survey, 1875

Gills Egypt baseline survey, 1875
Gills Egypt baseline survey. British astronomer David Gill (1843-1914, centre) using an altazimuth to carry out a baseline survey in 1875 from the roof of the Hotel de L Europe

Background imageResearchers Collection: US eclipse expedition, West Africa, 1889

US eclipse expedition, West Africa, 1889. This expedition was led by US astronomer David Peck Todd (1855-1939). These huts housed the array of instruments used by the expedition

Background imageResearchers Collection: Casting platinum-iridium kilograms C016 / 2050

Casting platinum-iridium kilograms C016 / 2050
Casting platinum-iridium kilograms. Researchers carrying out the casting and graining stages of producing platinum-iridium kilogram standards

Background imageResearchers Collection: Alvarez bubble chamber research, 1959

Alvarez bubble chamber research, 1959
Alvarez bubble chamber research, Radiation Laboratory of the University of California, Berkeley, USA, July 1959. From left, US engineers and physicists Paul Hernandez (1918-2009)

Background imageResearchers Collection: Public reading room, 17th century C015 / 6072

Public reading room, 17th century C015 / 6072
Public reading room in 1616. 19th-century artwork of a reading room in London, England, during the Jacobean era (the reign of King James I)

Background imageResearchers Collection: British Museum library, 19th century C015 / 6071

British Museum library, 19th century C015 / 6071
British Museum library. 19th-century artwork of people consulting books in the reading room at the British Museum, London, UK

Background imageResearchers Collection: Neanderthal excavation, Pinilla del Valle C015 / 6589

Neanderthal excavation, Pinilla del Valle C015 / 6589
Neanderthal excavation. Researchers carrying out excavations for prehistoric human fossils at the Pinilla del Valle site, in the Lozoya Valley, near Madrid, Spain

Background imageResearchers Collection: Ultraviolet light animal tests, 1926 C017 / 7867

Ultraviolet light animal tests, 1926 C017 / 7867
Ultraviolet light animal tests. Researchers for the United States Department of Agriculture carrying out ultraviolet (UV) light therapy on white rats

Background imageResearchers Collection: NHM Zoology Department staff, 1895 C016 / 4966

NHM Zoology Department staff, 1895 C016 / 4966
NHM Zoology Department staff. At lower right is German-born British zoologist Albert Gunther (1830-1914), the Keeper of Zoology at the Natural History Museum, London, UK, from 1875 to 1895

Background imageResearchers Collection: NHM Geology Department staff, 1881 C016 / 4882

NHM Geology Department staff, 1881 C016 / 4882
NHM Geology Department staff, 1881. Standing (left to right): Arthur Smith Woodward (1864-1944), William Davies (1814-1891) and Richard Bullen Newton (1854-1926)

Background imageResearchers Collection: Solar eclipse observers, 1907 C016 / 4594

Solar eclipse observers, 1907 C016 / 4594
Solar eclipse observers, 1907. These telescopes are being used in the study of the total solar eclipse of 14 January 1907 (Gregorian calendar)

Background imageResearchers Collection: Lick Observatory telescope, 1889 C016 / 4317

Lick Observatory telescope, 1889 C016 / 4317
Lick Observatory telescope. 19th-century artwork of astronomers using the Great Lick Refractor, the 36-inch telescope built at the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, California, USA

Background imageResearchers Collection: Mars exploration, artwork C013 / 8975

Mars exploration, artwork C013 / 8975
Mars exploration. Computer artwork of a Mars rover and astronauts carrying out scientific research and exploration of the Martian surface

Background imageResearchers Collection: Restoring Lascaux cave paintings replica C013 / 7362

Restoring Lascaux cave paintings replica C013 / 7362
Restoring Lascaux cave paintings replica. The original Lascaux cave was closed to the public in 1963, with the Lascaux II replica opening nearby in 1983

Background imageResearchers Collection: Particle accelerator C014 / 0142

Particle accelerator C014 / 0142
Physicists with a particle accelerator. Particle accelerators are used to accelerate particles such as protons to near the speed of light

Background imageResearchers Collection: Discovery of radium by the Curies, 1898

Discovery of radium by the Curies, 1898
Discovery of radium by the Curies, as depicted in a caricature published in the British weekly magazine Vanity Fair in 1904

Background imageResearchers Collection: Schubotzs Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis schubotzi) adult male, calling

Schubotzs Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis schubotzi) adult male, calling, with researcher recording call in tropical montane forest, Nyungwe Forest N.P. Albertine Rift, Rwanda, march

Background imageResearchers Collection: Fischers African Caecilian (Boulengerula fischeri) adults, group held in hands of researcher in

Fischers African Caecilian (Boulengerula fischeri) adults, group held in hands of researcher in tropical montane forest, Nyungwe Forest N.P. Albertine Rift, Rwanda, november

Background imageResearchers Collection: Diplodocus Caudal vertebrae. Morrison Formation. Jurassic Sheep Creek, Wyoming, USA

Diplodocus Caudal vertebrae. Morrison Formation. Jurassic Sheep Creek, Wyoming, USA
FG-6974 Diplodocus Caudal vertebrae Morrison Formation. Jurassic Sheep Creek, Wyoming, USA. Francois Gohier contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageResearchers Collection: Dinosaur Dig - Tyrannosaurus Rex, pelvis. Wooden frame attached to protect bone - Dinamation

Dinosaur Dig - Tyrannosaurus Rex, pelvis. Wooden frame attached to protect bone - Dinamation International Society
FG-9134 Dinosaur Dig Tyrannosaurus Rex, pelvis. Wooden frame attached to protect bone. Dinamation International Society Expeditions. Staff & participants

Background imageResearchers Collection: Dinosaur: excavating a Hadrosaur skeleton. Upper Cretaceous sediments

Dinosaur: excavating a Hadrosaur skeleton. Upper Cretaceous sediments. Dig located outside the village of Rincon
FG-br-286 Dinosaur: excavating a Hadrosaur skeleton. Upper Cretaceous sediments. Dig located outside the village of Rincon Colorado, near Saltillo, Coahuila State, Mexico




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In the world of discovery and innovation, they have always played a pivotal role, and are the unsung heroes who dedicate their lives to unraveling mysteries and pushing the boundaries of knowledge. One captivating image takes us back in time, where a young Willi Schneider is seated alongside Harry Price, engrossed in deep conversation. Their passion for exploration radiates from their eyes as they exchange ideas that could change the course of history. Another snapshot captures President Eisenhower standing tall with Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan on August 19th, 1958, in the USA. These brilliant minds discuss groundbreaking scientific advancements that would shape future generations. Delving into prehistoric times, paleontologist Lynett Gillette meticulously examines the bones of Coelophysis - a small yet formidable carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic era. Her expertise sheds light on ancient ecosystems and helps us understand our planet's rich history. The picture labeled "Soviet satellite monitoring" transports us to an era filled with tension and competition between nations striving for dominance beyond Earth's atmosphere. Researchers tirelessly monitor these technological marvels orbiting high above, paving the way for space exploration. In another daring expedition captured on film, Soviet Arctic explorer Papanin braves harsh conditions to uncover secrets hidden within icy landscapes. His courage exemplifies how researchers fearlessly venture into uncharted territories to expand our understanding of remote regions. Antarctic skidoos zoom across frozen terrains as researchers embark on expeditions to study this unique ecosystem teeming with life beneath its icy surface. Their dedication allows us to comprehend our planet's delicate balance and protect it for future generations. A heartwarming scene unfolds amidst a penguin breeding colony research project; scientists observe these adorable creatures' behavior patterns while ensuring their conservation remains paramount in every step they take.