Scientist Collection (#92)

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, German physicist, (c1924). On 8 November 1895, Roentgen (or Rontgen, 1845-1923) discovered what came to be known as X-rays

Josef Stalin and the geophysicist Otto Y Schmidt, 1930s. Artist: Jakov Kalinichenko
Josef Stalin and the geophysicist Otto Y Schmidt, 1930s. An example of Soviet agitprop art. Otto Yulyevich Schmidt was a Russian scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist

Richard Owen, English zoologist, 1884. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Richard Owen, English zoologist, 1884. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

Galileo facing the Inquisition, Rome, 1633 (1870). Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist

Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias Olbers, German astronomer and physician, 1864. Olbers (1758-1840) was a founder member of the astronomers called the Celestial Police who searched for a supposed missing

Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist. Berthollet (1748-1822) helped Antoine Lavoisier in his research into gunpowder and in devising the nomenclature that underpins the modern system for naming

Alfred Lothar Wegener, German geophysicist and meteorologist. Wegener (1880-1930) formulated the theory of Continental Drift (Wegener Hypothesis), published in 1915

Countess Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer. Artist: Margaret Carpenter
Countess Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer. The daughter of Byron and friend of Charles Babbage, she devised the programme for Babbages analytical Engine

Charles Darwin Engraving
This undated engraving released on February 10, 1959 showing English naturalist Charles Darwin ( 1809-1882), father of the theory of evolution meaning that all species of life have evolved over time

alien, ar, augmented reality, co-worker, color image, concept, digital composite
Futuristic women examining alien in laboratory

adventure, adventurer, ai, alien, android, ar, architecture, artificial intelligence
Astronaut exploring planet

Michael Faraday - English scientist
Michael Faraday (1791-1867) - English scientist - contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His discoveries included the principles underlying electromagnetic induction

Startling Stories - When New York Vanished by Henry Kuttner. A large robotic alien insect is imprisoned under a glass dome and is being experimented on by two male scientists

Map of the French Department of Indre-et-Loire - No. 37
Map of the French Department of Indre-et-Loire - No.37, featuring inset illustrations of Chenonceaux, Langeais, Loches, Amboise and portraits of Rene Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician

Athanasius Kircher (1601 / 16021680). German Jesuit scholar C
Athanasius Kircher (1601/16021680) (sometimes erroneously spelled Kirchner). German Jesuit scholar. China Monumentis, qua sacris qua profanis, 1667. Tea Plant

Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. Sta
Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. He is generally considered to be the founder of the mathematical school of Pavia. Statue. University of Pavia. Italy

Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (1745-1827). Italian physicist known for the invention of the battery in the 1800s. Statue. University of Pavia. Italy

Gionitus. Inventor of Astronomy, (1334-1336). The exagonal p
Gionitus. Inventor of Astronomy, (1334-1336). From the workshop of Andrea Pisano. The exagonal panels of the campanille of Florence Cathedral. Italy

Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Spanish writer
Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Writer, poet, playwright, physician, mathematician, priest and professor at the University of Salamanca. Colored engraving

Georgius Agricola (1494-1555). German scientist. Known as the father of mineralogy. Engraving belonging to his work De Re Metallica. Basel 1564. Colored

Joseph Wright (1734-1797). An Experiment on a Bird in the Ai
Joseph Wright (1734-1797). Known as Wright of Derby. English painter. An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768). Oil-on-canvas. Detail. National Gallery. London. England. UK

Printing press used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), U.S. statesman and scientist. Colored engraving

Euclid. Elementum. Page of the Book of Geometry
Euclid (first half 3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, founder of the School of Alexandria. Elementum. Page of the Book of Geometry, in an edition of 1557, published in Paris

PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895). Vaccination of sheep against ant
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895) French chemist and bacteriologist. Vaccination of sheep against anthrax. Agerville (France), 1884. Engraving

Paracelsus (1493-1541)
Paracelsus (Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim) (1493-1541). Swiss physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist. Engraving

WEGENER, Alfred Lothar (Berlin 1880-Greenland, 1930). German geophysicist and meteorologist. Author of the hypothesis of continental drift

Sebastian Scheffer
SEBASTIAN SCHEFFER German scientist Date: 1631 - 1686

Dr Karl Jordan (1875-1972)
Curator of entomology at Walter Rothschilds Zoological Museum at Tring from 1893, beyond Rothschilds death and up to the transition to the Natural History Museum at Tring in 1938

Walter Rothschild & collecting party, Algeria
Rothschild (second from right) undertook three separate ornithological collecting expeditions to Algeria in 1908, 1909 and 1911, along with Ernst Hartert

Professor Thomas Henry Huxley - British scientist
Professor Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British scientist (biologist), champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution. Date: 1890

WAKSMAN, Selman Abraham (1888-1973). American microbiologist. He discovered streptomycin. He received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1952. Oil

NIEPCE, Joseph-Nicephore (1765-1833). French inventor, most noted as one of the inventors of photography. Engraving

MEUCCI, Antonio (1808 - 1889). Italian inventor of the telephone. Meuccis telephone. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci

Thomas Henry Huxley, English scientist
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), English scientist, champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution. Date: late 19th century

Foucault Pendulum, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, USA
Foucault Pendulum, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California, USA, designed by Jean Foucault in 1851 to demonstrate the earths rotation. Date: 20th century

Lyall Watson, South African scientist and author
Lyall Watson (1939-2008), South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and author. Through his work he attempted to make sense of natural

Albert von Schrenck-Notzing, physician and researcher
Dr Albert Freiherr von Schrenck-Notzing (1862-1929), German physician, psychiatrist and psychical researcher. He investigated various spiritualist mediums

Alan and Iris Owen, psychical researchers
Alan Robert George Owen (1919-2003), mathematician, psychical researcher and author, associated with poltergeist investigation and the Philip experiments (Toronto)

Joseph Gaither Pratt, American parapsychologist
Joseph Gaither Pratt (1910-1979), American psychologist who specialised in the field of parapsychology. Date: circa 1960s

Gladys Osborne Leonard and Sir Oliver Lodge
Gladys Osborne Leonard, trance medium, and Sir Oliver Lodge, scientist and psychical researcher. Date: 20th century

JOHN PERRY Irish scientist Date: 1880 - 1920

Oersted, Hans Christian (Copenhagen Rudkobing, 1777-1851). Danish physicist and chemist
Hans Christian Oersted (Copenhagen Rudkobing, 1777-1851). Danish physicist and chemist. Oersted discovers electromagnetism. Colored engraving

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Physicist, Italian mathematician and astronomer. Galileo demonstrating his astronomical theories. Engraving by Rico in the Spanish and American Illustration (1884)

Hot air balloon basket, arrangement of instruments for scientific trips

Geologist wearing hard hat, carrying rucksack, looking at a map, with mountains and rocks in background

FELIX DEUTSCH (1884-1964). Austrian psychoanalyst. Caricature drawn by Robert Bereny at the Eighth International Psychoanalytical Congress at Salzburg, Austria, in April 1924

EMILE COUE (1857-1926). French psychotherapist. Photographed in New York on 17 January 1923

ALFRED ADLER (1870-1937). Austrian psychologist and psychiatrist. Photographed in 1929 by Johan Hagemeyer

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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.