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Prof. Peter Higgs
British theoretical physicist Professor Peter Higgs (b. 1929). In 1964, Higgs predicted the existence of a new type of fundamental particle, commonly called the Higgs boson

Portraits Collection: Rutherford and Geiger in laboratory

Rutherford and Geiger in laboratory
Ernest Rutherford (left) & Hans Geiger in their laboratory at Manchester University in about 1908. They are seen with the instrumentation they used to detect & count alpha particles from a radio

Portraits Collection: Steven Pinker, Canadian psychologist

Steven Pinker, Canadian psychologist
Steven Pinker. Caricature of the Canadian-American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist and author Steven Arthur Pinker (born 1954)

Portraits Collection: Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
After a portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Nicholas Cochin the younger made in 1777. American experimental scientist and statesman

Portraits Collection: Guglielmo Marconi, radio inventor

Guglielmo Marconi, radio inventor
Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian physicist and inventor of the radio. Privately tutored in his youth, Marconi had developed his first radio equipment by the age of 21

Portraits Collection: A merchant captain with Elton's quadrant, c.1730 (oil on canvas)

A merchant captain with Elton's quadrant, c.1730 (oil on canvas)
7338091 A merchant captain with Elton's quadrant, c.1730 (oil on canvas) by Vanderbank, John (1694-1739); 127x101.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Portraits Collection: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1602-07 (oil on canvas)

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1602-07 (oil on canvas)
7337903 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1602-07 (oil on canvas) by Apollodoro, Francesco (1531-1612); 66x53.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Portraits Collection: Pierre Flourens (1794-1867) French biologist, founder of experimental brain science

Pierre Flourens (1794-1867) French biologist, founder of experimental brain science and a pioneer in anesthesia
1758230 Pierre Flourens (1794-1867) French biologist, founder of experimental brain science and a pioneer in anesthesia, engraving; (add.info.: Pierre Flourens (1794-1867) French biologist

Portraits Collection: Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist

Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist. 1855 (obverse of a medal commemorating 100 years of)
540994 Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist. 1855 (obverse of a medal commemorating 100 years of the use of aluminium); (add.info)

Portraits Collection: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), 17th century (oil painting)

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), 17th century (oil painting)
7337904 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), 17th century (oil painting) by Cochin, Nicolas (1610-86); 61x50.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Portraits Collection: An unidentifed naval officer(?) standing by the belaying pin rail on the port side of the 80-gun

An unidentifed naval officer(?) standing by the belaying pin rail on the port side of the 80-gun three-decker HMS
7342530 An unidentifed naval officer(?) standing by the belaying pin rail on the port side of the 80-gun three-decker HMS 'Superb' (1842)

Portraits Collection: Portrait of Francois Magendie (1783-1855), french physiologist

Portrait of Francois Magendie (1783-1855), french physiologist, considered a pioneer of experimental physiology
ELD4905923 Portrait of Francois Magendie (1783-1855), french physiologist, considered a pioneer of experimental physiology

Portraits Collection: Robert Hare (1781-1858)

Robert Hare (1781-1858)
863365 Robert Hare (1781-1858); (add.info.: Robert Hare (1781-1858) American chemist. Invented an oxyhydrogen blow-pipe and a calorimeter

Portraits Collection: Ernst Heinrich Weber, 1820

Ernst Heinrich Weber, 1820
1576985 Ernst Heinrich Weber, 1820; (add.info.: Ernst Heinrich Weber (June 24, 1795 - January 26, 1878) was a German physician

Portraits Collection: Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs, 1819 - 1885, a German internist and ophthalmologist

Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs, 1819 - 1885, a German internist and ophthalmologist
UIG5414205 Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs, 1819 - 1885, a German internist and ophthalmologist, founder of experimental clinical medicine, historical engraving, about 1889; UIG

Portraits Collection: Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), c.1860 (stipple engraving)

Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), c.1860 (stipple engraving)
7342122 Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), c.1860 (stipple engraving) by Mayall, John Jabez Edwin Paisley (1813-1901) (after); 41.2x28.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Portraits Collection: Francis Bacon's Sylva sylvarum. Title page

Francis Bacon's Sylva sylvarum. Title page
7301619 Francis Bacon's Sylva sylvarum. Title page.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page and frontispiece of a 1651 edition of Francis Bacon's Sylva sylvarum: or A natural history)

Portraits Collection: General Todleben, the Russian military engineer, 1864. Creator: Unknown

General Todleben, the Russian military engineer, 1864. Creator: Unknown
General Todleben, the Russian military engineer, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by M. Steinberg, 'Todleben...though a subject and servant of the Russian empire, is of German race

Portraits Collection: City experiment in gardening, New York City, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

City experiment in gardening, New York City, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
City experiment in gardening, New York City, c1922. Three men, in foreground, in garden project in New York City park

City experiment in gardening, New York City, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
City experiment in gardening, New York City, c1922. Group of people watching gardener at work in garden project in New York City park

Portraits Collection: Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U.S.Navy, Testing Seaplane On Potomac, 1911. [Ellyson was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ('Naval Aviator No)

Portraits Collection: Frank G. Carpenter at an experimental farm, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Frank G. Carpenter at an experimental farm, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Frank G. Carpenter at an experimental farm, between c1900 and 1916

Portraits Collection: The Rev. Charles Prest, president of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Rev. Charles Prest, president of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Rev. Charles Prest, president of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by John Eastham, taken by the new tannin process...Before [Prest] had completed his seventeenth

Portraits Collection: Portrait of German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt (b / w photo)

Portrait of German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt (b / w photo)
RYS355855 Portrait of German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920); ); German, out of copyright

Portraits Collection: Mr. Charles T. Bright, Chief Engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Charles T. Bright, Chief Engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Charles T. Bright, Chief Engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1858. This gentleman, the chief engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company

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Portraits Collection: Julius von Sachs, c. 1890 (b / w photo)

Julius von Sachs, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
1731371 Julius von Sachs, c.1890 (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Julius von Sachs (2 October 1832 - 29 May 1897) was a German botanist from Breslau, Prussian Silesia

Torpedo Trial
December 1947: The former German minelaying submarine U-234 is blown up by experimental torpedoes fired from the United States Atlantic Fleet, forty miles northeast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Portraits Collection: JATO Flight Test Crew, 1941. Creator: NASA

JATO Flight Test Crew, 1941. Creator: NASA
JATO Flight Test Crew, 1941. Flight test crew for the Jet Assisted Take-Off (JATO) experimental solid rocket booster. It was later refered to as RATO (Rocket Assisted Take-Off)

Portraits Collection: Presidential Series Washington experimental plate proof, 1938

Presidential Series Washington experimental plate proof, 1938. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced this experimental plate

Portraits Collection: Marie Jean Pierre Flourens, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c

Marie Jean Pierre Flourens, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619148 Marie Jean Pierre Flourens, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie Jean Pierre Flourens)

Portraits Collection: Robert Owen, 1828 (litho)

Robert Owen, 1828 (litho)
1272191 Robert Owen, 1828 (litho) by Lambdin, James Reid (1807-89); 8.75x11 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Only copy known)

Portraits Collection: Galileo Galilei demonstrating his new astronomical theories at the university of Padua

Galileo Galilei demonstrating his new astronomical theories at the university of Padua
REV346185 Galileo Galilei demonstrating his new astronomical theories at the university of Padua (oil on canvas) by Parra, Felix (1845-1919); Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City

Portraits Collection: Physiognomical studies, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse

Physiognomical studies, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse
CHT207783 Physiognomical studies, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse electrophysiologique des passions by Duchenne de Boulogne, published 1876

Portraits Collection: Physiognomical examination of a woman with a cradle, from

Physiognomical examination of a woman with a cradle, from
CHT207809 Physiognomical examination of a woman with a cradle, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse electrophysiologique des passions by Duchenne de Boulogne, published 1876

Portraits Collection: Portrait of Louis Jean Marie Daubenton (1716-1800) 1791 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Louis Jean Marie Daubenton (1716-1800) 1791 (oil on canvas)
XOR172473 Portrait of Louis Jean Marie Daubenton (1716-1800) 1791 (oil on canvas) by Roslin, Alexander (1718-93); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans

Portraits Collection: Seeing multiples / Photography trick

Seeing multiples / Photography trick
Photographers became more experimental with the portraits they could photograph. In this example the same man appears multiple time within the same frame. Date: 1902

Portraits Collection: The Church Congress, Portrait Sketches at the Meetings in the Albert Hall (litho)

The Church Congress, Portrait Sketches at the Meetings in the Albert Hall (litho)
1043186 The Church Congress, Portrait Sketches at the Meetings in the Albert Hall (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Church Congress)

Magendie (litho)
STC409087 Magendie (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francois Magendie (1783-1855), French physiologist

Physiognomical studies, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse
CHT207797 Physiognomical studies, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse electrophysiologique des passions by Duchenne de Boulogne, published 1876

Portraits Collection: An Alchemist, later 1670s (oil on canvas)

An Alchemist, later 1670s (oil on canvas)
3934312 An Alchemist, later 1670s (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 62.2x72.2 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Portraits Collection: Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770), French experimental physicist

Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770), French experimental physicist
XEE4147070 Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770), French experimental physicist and clergy - Portrait of the Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-1770), French physicist by Unknown Artist

Flourens (litho)
STC409086 Flourens (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Pierre Flourens (1794-1867), French physiologist

Portraits Collection: Theodule Ribot (litho)

Theodule Ribot (litho)
STC409049 Theodule Ribot (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theodule-Armand Ribot (1839-1916), French psychologist; ); The Stapleton Collection; French

Portraits Collection: Physiognomical examination, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse

Physiognomical examination, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse
CHT207808 Physiognomical examination, from Mecanisme de la Physionomie humaine ou analyse electrophysiologique des passions by Duchenne de Boulogne, published 1876

Portraits Collection: Cover of a number of 'La revue spirite'portrait of founder Allan Kardec

Cover of a number of "La revue spirite"portrait of founder Allan Kardec
PCT4297988 Cover of a number of " La revue spirite" portrait of founder Allan Kardec, magazine of October 1931 (engraving) by French School

Portraits Collection: Cover of a number of 'La revue spirite '

Cover of a number of "La revue spirite "
PCT4297921 Cover of a number of " La revue spirite ", a quarterly magazine dedicated to spritism, psychological studies and experimental spiritualism, founded by Allan Kardec (1804-1869)

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