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"The Unveiling of the Scientific Mind: A Journey through Time and Space" In Joseph Wright's masterpiece, "The Orrery, " we witness the birth of scientific curiosity

Background imageScientist Collection: Reception of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in France, he is presented to Louis XVI (1754-1793)

Reception of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in France, he is presented to Louis XVI (1754-1793)
NWI4843859 Reception of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in France, he is presented to Louis XVI (1754-1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755-1793)

Background imageScientist Collection: Naturalist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel

Naturalist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel
NWI4949758 Naturalist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel.; (add.info.: Naturalist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in 1789 (with a pair of glasses)

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in 1789 (with a pair of glasses)
NWI4941887 Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in 1789 (with a pair of glasses). Engraving after the painting by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) Benjamin Franklin wearing eyeglasse

Background imageScientist Collection: The young Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American writer, physicist

The young Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American writer, physicist and diplomat with his family in Boston
NWI4943197 The young Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American writer, physicist and diplomat with his family in Boston. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) reading

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) reading
NWI4941928 Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) reading.; (add.info.: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) reading.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) sitting with his signature

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) sitting with his signature. Coloring engraving of a painting by Chappel
NWI4941576 Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) sitting with his signature. Coloring engraving of a painting by Chappel.; (add.info)

Background imageScientist Collection: Title page of 'The Almanach of the Bonhomme Richard' (Poor Richard's Almanac)

Title page of "The Almanach of the Bonhomme Richard" (Poor Richard's Almanac)
NWI4941568 Title page of "The Almanach of the Bonhomme Richard" (Poor Richard's Almanac), an almanac by Benjamin Franklin

Background imageScientist Collection: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) arrived in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah (1708-1774)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) arrived in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah (1708-1774) to look for a job
NWI4942387 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) arrived in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah (1708-1774) to look for a job. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Background imageScientist Collection: Physicist James Clerk Maxwell

Physicist James Clerk Maxwell
NWI4949344 Physicist James Clerk Maxwell.; (add.info.: Physicist James Clerk Maxwell.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageScientist Collection: Christiaan Huygens

Christiaan Huygens
NWI4949337 Christiaan Huygens.; (add.info.: Christiaan Huygens.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageScientist Collection: Dimension view of Huygens Clock showing the mechanics of the pendulum, 17th century

Dimension view of Huygens Clock showing the mechanics of the pendulum, 17th century
NWI4948601 Dimension view of Huygens Clock showing the mechanics of the pendulum, 17th century. Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist

Background imageScientist Collection: Physicist Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault

Physicist Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault
NWI4948385 Physicist Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault.; (add.info.: Physicist Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageScientist Collection: Dr. Robert Gibson Eccles

Dr. Robert Gibson Eccles
NWI4948190 Dr. Robert Gibson Eccles.; (add.info.: Dr. Robert Gibson Eccles.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageScientist Collection: Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature

Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature
NWI4948820 Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature.; (add.info.: Samuel Pierpont Langley, with signature.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageScientist Collection: Alexander Graham Bell (right) experimenting with an x-beam tetrahedral kite, designer Mr

Alexander Graham Bell (right) experimenting with an x-beam tetrahedral kite, designer Mr
NWI4948745 Alexander Graham Bell (right) experimenting with an x-beam tetrahedral kite, designer Mr. Baldwin next to Dr Bell

Background imageScientist Collection: Dr. Bayer, chancler of Saxony, gives the Evangelical Confession to the Emperor Charles V

Dr. Bayer, chancler of Saxony, gives the Evangelical Confession to the Emperor Charles V, 1887 (drawing)
UTD4924799 Dr. Bayer, chancler of Saxony, gives the Evangelical Confession to the Emperor Charles V, 1887 (drawing); (add.info.: Dr)

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp (1817-1892) German chemist

Portrait of Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp (1817-1892) German chemist
XEE5029908 Portrait of Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp (1817-1892) German chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp (1817-1892) German chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), German chemist, one of the founders of physiological

Portrait of Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), German chemist, one of the founders of physiological chemistry
XEE5029711 Portrait of Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), German chemist, one of the founders of physiological chemistry; (add.info.: Portrait of Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), German chemist

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Jan Baptist Van Helmont (1577-1644) Flemish doctor

Portrait of Jan Baptist Van Helmont (1577-1644) Flemish doctor and chemist - Engraving by Johann Alexander Boener
XEE5029621 Portrait of Jan Baptist Van Helmont (1577-1644) Flemish doctor and chemist - Engraving by Johann Alexander Boener (1647-1720); (add.info)

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Pierre Louis Dulong (1785-1838) French chemist and physicist - Engraving by Tardieu of

Portrait of Pierre Louis Dulong (1785-1838) French chemist and physicist - Engraving by Tardieu of 1825
XEE5028856 Portrait of Pierre Louis Dulong (1785-1838) French chemist and physicist - Engraving by Tardieu of 1825; (add.info)

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist

Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist
XEE5028731 Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Michel Eugene (Michel-Eugene) Chevreul (1786-1889)

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist

Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist
XEE5028148 Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist

Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist
XEE5028143 Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Irish Anglo physicist and chemist); Stefano Bianchetti

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of William Hyde Wollaston, (1766-1828), British chemist and physicist

Portrait of William Hyde Wollaston, (1766-1828), British chemist and physicist
JAB5036865 Portrait of William Hyde Wollaston, (1766-1828), British chemist and physicist.; (add.info.: Portrait of William Hyde Wollaston, (1766-1828)

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted, 1777-1851), Danish chemist and physicist

Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted, 1777-1851), Danish chemist and physicist
JAB5036864 Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted, 1777-1851), Danish chemist and physicist.; (add.info.: Portrait of Hans Christian Oerested (Oersted or Orsted, 1777-1851)

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), American politician, memorialist

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), American politician, memorialist, pamphletarian and physicist
JAB5034048 Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), American politician, memorialist, pamphletarian and physicist. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Background imageScientist Collection: Resolution on Ratification of the American Constitution, 1787

Resolution on Ratification of the American Constitution, 1787
NWI4959742 Resolution on Ratification of the American Constitution, 1787.; (add.info.: Resolution on Ratification of the American Constitution, 1787.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageScientist Collection: Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla
3586131 Nikola Tesla; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist

Background imageScientist Collection: John Tyndall

John Tyndall
3586068 John Tyndall; (add.info.: Satirical cartoon depicting John Tyndall (1820-1893) an Irish physicist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageScientist Collection: Charles-Adolphe Wurtz

Charles-Adolphe Wurtz
3585897 Charles-Adolphe Wurtz; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles-Adolphe Wurtz (1817-1884) am Alsatian French chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageScientist Collection: Gaston Tissandier

Gaston Tissandier
3586337 Gaston Tissandier; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) a French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageScientist Collection: Louis Joseph Troost

Louis Joseph Troost
3586313 Louis Joseph Troost; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Joseph Troost (1825-1911) a French chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageScientist Collection: Home of James Watt

Home of James Watt
3586198 Home of James Watt; (add.info.: Home of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of the chemist and physicist Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867-1934), wife of Pierre Curie

Portrait of the chemist and physicist Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867-1934), wife of Pierre Curie
3561034 Portrait of the chemist and physicist Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867-1934), wife of Pierre Curie, Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 with her husband

Background imageScientist Collection: Full-length portrait of the famous French chemist Pierre-Eugene Berthelot

Full-length portrait of the famous French chemist Pierre-Eugene Berthelot
3561905 Full-length portrait of the famous French chemist Pierre-Eugene Berthelot; (add.info.: 1885-1895 ca. Photographer: Petit, Pierre); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageScientist Collection: Jean Lambert Tallien, deputy to the National Convention, 1769-1820

Jean Lambert Tallien, deputy to the National Convention, 1769-1820. He accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt as a member of
FLO4572508 Jean Lambert Tallien, deputy to the National Convention, 1769-1820. He accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt as a member of the scientific commission

Background imageScientist Collection: Alvaro REYNOSO (1829-1888), Cuban chemist and agronomist (sugar cane cultivation). Engraving 1867

Alvaro REYNOSO (1829-1888), Cuban chemist and agronomist (sugar cane cultivation). Engraving 1867
JAB4122000 Alvaro REYNOSO (1829-1888), Cuban chemist and agronomist (sugar cane cultivation). Engraving 1867; (add.info.: Alvaro REYNOSO (1829-1888)

Background imageScientist Collection: Portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving

Portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's
FLO4621825 Portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Background imageScientist Collection: Science. The Physics, by Aristotle. Miniature for a latin manuscript, France, XIVth cent. Bibl

Science. The Physics, by Aristotle. Miniature for a latin manuscript, France, XIVth cent. Bibl. Mazarine, Paris
3434384 Science. The Physics, by Aristotle. Miniature for a latin manuscript, France, XIVth cent. Bibl. Mazarine, Paris.; Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Sciences. Bibl)

Background imageScientist Collection: Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat

Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat
NWI4757758 Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat.; (add.info.: Diagram of Joule's apparatus for studying heat.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageScientist Collection: Nicholas Saunderson

Nicholas Saunderson
3478687 Nicholas Saunderson; (add.info.: Portrait of Nicholas Saunderson (1682-1739) a blind English scientist and mathematician. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageScientist Collection: Herman Boerhaave

Herman Boerhaave
2603652 Herman Boerhaave; (add.info.: Herman Boerhaave (1668 - 1738) Dutch physician, humanist, botanist and chemist, born near Leiden. Founder of the clinical teaching of medicine

Background imageScientist Collection: Johannes Borgesius, 1725 (engraving)

Johannes Borgesius, 1725 (engraving)
2603647 Johannes Borgesius, 1725 (engraving); (add.info.: Johannes Borgesius (1618 - 1652), Dutch mathematician, astronomer and teacher

Background imageScientist Collection: Tarradale, Ross, Scotland

Tarradale, Ross, Scotland
2604932 Tarradale, Ross, Scotland; (add.info.: Tarradale, Ross, Scotland, Birthplace of Roderick Impey Murchson (1792-1871), British geologist. Engraving, 1875.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageScientist Collection: Matthias Castren

Matthias Castren
3078248 Matthias Castren; (add.info.: Portrait of Matthias Castren (1813-1853) a Finnish ethologist and philologist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageScientist Collection: Signature of Blaise Pascal

Signature of Blaise Pascal
3078431 Signature of Blaise Pascal; (add.info.: Signature of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher

Background imageScientist Collection: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
3077618 Portrait of Benjamin Franklin; (add.info.: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Dated 18th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageScientist Collection: Francois Arago (1786-1853) French politician physicist and astronomer

Francois Arago (1786-1853) French politician physicist and astronomer, director of the observatory of Paris, engraving
1703126 Francois Arago (1786-1853) French politician physicist and astronomer, director of the observatory of Paris, engraving




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"The Unveiling of the Scientific Mind: A Journey through Time and Space" In Joseph Wright's masterpiece, "The Orrery, " we witness the birth of scientific curiosity. The scientist, illuminated by candlelight, gazes intently at the intricate model of our solar system. Inspired by this scene, we embark on a voyage to explore the minds that shaped our understanding of the universe. Rosalind Franklin's pioneering work in X-ray crystallography unraveled DNA's double helix structure, forever changing biology. Her determination and brilliance paved the way for modern genetics. A young Sir Isaac Newton stares out from his portrait with an air of contemplation. His groundbreaking laws of motion and universal gravitation revolutionized physics and laid the foundation for centuries to come. At Brussels' Fifth Physics Congress in 1927, a black-and-white photograph captures luminaries like Einstein and Bohr discussing quantum mechanics. This gathering marked a turning point in our comprehension of reality at its most fundamental level. Carl Sagan, renowned astronomer and science communicator extraordinaire, captivated millions with his infectious enthusiasm for space exploration. Through his TV series "Cosmos, " he inspired generations to ponder humanity's place in an infinite cosmos. Richard Feynman’s caricature depicts him as both brilliant physicist and charismatic teacher—a true iconoclast who demystified complex concepts while making learning fun. Marie Curie's photograph immortalizes her groundbreaking research on radioactivity—the first woman to win Nobel Prizes in two different fields—physics and chemistry—her legacy continues to inspire aspiring scientists worldwide. The Emerald Tablet—an ancient alchemical text—symbolizes humanity's quest for knowledge since time immemorial. Its enigmatic verses have intrigued scholars across centuries as they sought wisdom hidden within its cryptic words. An Apollo 17 astronaut floats weightlessly above Earth—a testament to human ingenuity reaching beyond our planet’s boundaries; their daring exploration expanded our understanding of the cosmos.