Scientists Collection (#40)

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)

Plasmatron for space research
Spaceflight research. View of a radio-frequency plasmatron (plasma generator) in a laboratory. The plasmatron is used to generate plasmas that simulate the conditions of very high-speed flight

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

18th Century electricity experiment C018 / 7057
18th Century electricity experiment. 1880 engraving of people performing an electricity experiment in the 18th Century

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

Therapeutic electrical cabinet treatment C018 / 7058
Therapeutic electrical cabinet treatment. 1880 engraving of medical treatment in the therapeutic electrical cabinet of the French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825 - 1893)

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

Teaching electromagnetism, circa 1899 C014 / 0454
Teaching electromagnetism. Group of young women studying electromagnets in a school classroom. This lesson is taking place in Washington DC, USA, and is thought to have taken place in around 1899

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)

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

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

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

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

Harmonica Macrocosmica (1708). This star atlas by the Dutch-German mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius was first published in 1660

Biorock reef restoration, Indonesia C016 / 8108
Biorock reef restoration. Marine biologists collecting coral fragments to populate a Biorock reef restoration structure. The Biorock process was developed by Thomas Goreau

Biorock reef restoration, Indonesia C016 / 8109
Biorock reef restoration. Marine biologists attaching coral fragments to a Biorock reef restoration structure. The Biorock process was developed by Thomas Goreau and Wolf Hilbertz in the 1970 s

Ochtertyre Observatory. Amateur astronomers using telescopes at Ochtertyre Observatory, Perthshire, Scotland. This observatory was erected in 1852 by Scottish baronet Sir William Keith Murray

Hooke on Hevelius, 1674 C014 / 5155
Hooke on Hevelius. Title page from Some Animadversions on the First Part of Hevelius (1674) by English scientist Robert Hooke (1635-1703)

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

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)

Scientist monument, Griffith Observatory
Scientist monument at Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles

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

MEMS factory C013 / 5612
MEMS factory. Workers in a cleanroom at a factory that makes MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices. MEMS devices are constructed on a microscopic scale using technologies such as wet

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

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

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)

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)

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

James Webb Space Telescope mirror cans C016 / 4200
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mirror cans. This telescope has 18 primary beryllium mirror segments that will work together as one large 6.5-metre primary mirror

Scientists monitoring first Moon probe C016 / 2721
First Moon probe. Soviet scientists listening for radio transmissions from Luna 2, the first space probe to reach the Moon, on 13 September 1959. Luna 2 was launched on 12 September

Vladimir Zuev, atmospheric scientist C016 / 2689
Vladimir Yevseyevich Zuev (1925-2003), Russian-Soviet atmospheric scientist. Zuev, seen at centre, wrote more than 600 articles

Pharmacy consultation, historical artwork C013 / 9568
Pharmacy consultation, historical artwork. 18th century etching showing four men working in a large laboratory with a wealthy couple at far right

Vaccine research, 1893
Vaccine research, 19th-century artwork. Artwork from the 11th volume (first period of 1893) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

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

Royal Institution experiments, artwork C013 / 7696
Royal Institution experiments. 1802 satirical artwork by James Gillray entitled Scientific Researches!-New Discoveries in Pneumaticks

Napoleons invasion of Egypt, artwork
Napoleons invasion of Egypt. 1799 satirical artwork by William Baillie entitled Seige de la Colonne de Pompee-Science in the Pillory, showing Napoleons invasion of Egypt

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

Soviet scientists. Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov (1907-1966, second from left) with other Soviet scientists studying reactive movement

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

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

Soviet physicists C013 / 4866
Soviet physicists. Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa (1894-1984, right) and Lev Artsimovich (1909-1973, left) in the back of a car. Artsimovich worked in the fields of nuclear fusion and plasma physics

Oil exploration C013 / 5355
Oil exploration. Geologists standing by an exploratory oil well. Photographed in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Statue of Charles Darwin, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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

Depiction of the human digestive system. Engraving

PACIOLI, Luca (1445-1510). Italian mathematician
" PACIOLI, Luca (1445-1510). Italian mathematician an clergyman. " Divina Proporcione". FRANCE. Paris. National Library."

Eagle ray (Myliobatis aguila). Engraving after a drawing by a F.Padr󮠅 ngraving

Chimaera (Chimaera arctica). Engraving after a drawing by a F.Padr󮠅 ngraving

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Scientists have always been at the forefront of groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in various fields. From Watson and Crick's iconic DNA model to James Clerk Maxwell's contributions to physics, these brilliant minds have shaped our understanding of the world. The Fifth Physics Congress Solvay in Brussels, 1927, captured a gathering of some of the greatest scientific minds of their time. This black-and-white photo stands as a testament to the collaborative efforts that drive scientific progress. Delving into ancient wisdom, we find the enigmatic Emerald Tablet or Tabula Smaragdina. This mystical artifact has intrigued scientists for centuries with its cryptic inscriptions believed to hold secrets about alchemy and transformation. While scientists explore earthly phenomena, they also ponder extraterrestrial mysteries like UFOs and cattle mutilation. These unexplained occurrences challenge conventional knowledge and push researchers to think beyond traditional boundaries. Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical studio showcases his unparalleled curiosity about human anatomy. His meticulous observations paved the way for modern medical science and continue to inspire generations of aspiring scientists. Watson and Crick's groundbreaking discovery of DNA structure revolutionized biology forever. Their double helix model unlocked the blueprint for life itself, unraveling countless possibilities for genetic research and medical breakthroughs. In 1893, Fridtjof Nansen's ship Fram became frozen into ice during an Arctic expedition. This daring feat demonstrated scientists' unwavering determination in exploring uncharted territories despite facing extreme conditions. Traveling back millions of years ago, we encounter dinosaurs like Iguanodon dining on vegetation. Paleontologists meticulously study fossils like these to piece together Earth's ancient history and understand how life evolved over time. Science is not without its ethical dilemmas; German inventions designed for war by G. H Davis remind us that scientific progress can be harnessed destructively if not guided by moral principles. Johannes Van Keulen's celestial map takes us on a journey through the vastness of space.