Inventor Collection (page 3)

Rickman Helicopter 1909
American inventor Rickmans helicopter resembles a tricycle with a sunshade

C Wheatstone / Kilburn
SIR CHARLES WHEATSTONE physicist and inventor

Motorbike with Skates
Swiss-American inventor Thomas Avoskans motor cycle with skates

4th Earl Sandwich
JOHN MONTAGU Traditionally held to be the inventor of the sandwich for eating at the gaming table

FAIRBANKS (1797 - 1886)
THADDEUS FAIRBANKS - American businessman and inventor (inc. platform scale)

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

An engraving depicting Edison's 'Jumbo' Engine-driver Dynamo on show at the Paris Electrical Exhibition of
5311347 An engraving depicting Edison's 'Jumbo' Engine-driver Dynamo on show at the Paris Electrical Exhibition of 1881

Illustration depicting the first trial of a torpedo fired by the Nautilus submarine; 1905
5311470 Illustration depicting the first trial of a torpedo fired by the Nautilus submarine; 1905. It destroyed the Danish ship 'Dorothee' provided by the British Admiralty, in Walmer Bay

An engraving depicting a refracting stereoscope: two pictures of Charles Wheatstone taken from slightly different
5310658 An engraving depicting a refracting stereoscope: two pictures of Charles Wheatstone taken from slightly different angles. When placed in the stereoscope they gave a third-dimensional picture

A diagram of Arkwright's water frame
5310187 A diagram of Arkwright's water frame; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a diagram Richard Arkwright's water frame)

A steam locomotive used for Carl Roman Abt's rack railway system
5308345 A steam locomotive used for Carl Roman Abt's rack railway system.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam locomotive used for Roman Abt's rack railway system)

John Blenkinsop's cog railway
5308296 John Blenkinsop's cog railway.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting John Blenkinsop's cog railway which ran from Middleton to Leeds and was used to haul coal. Dated 19th century)

Richard Trevithick's high pressure tram engine
5308291 Richard Trevithick's high pressure tram engine.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's high pressure tram engine)

William Reid Clanny, inventor of a safety lamp
5308254 William Reid Clanny, inventor of a safety lamp.; (add.info.: William Reid Clanny FRSE (1776 - 10 January 1850) was an Irish physician and inventor of a safety lamp

A model steam carriage built by William Murdoch
5311843 A model steam carriage built by William Murdoch; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a model steam carriage built by William Murdoch. William Murdoch (-1839) a Scottish engineer and inventor

Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel
5308164 Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel.; (add.info.: Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel being used to raise water)

Guillaume Amontons' demonstration of his aerial telegraph (engraving)
5616547 Guillaume Amontons' demonstration of his aerial telegraph (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting Guillaume Amontons' demonstration of his aerial telegraph in the Jardin du)

Advertisement for an Edison phonograph. 1893 (print)
5615928 Advertisement for an Edison phonograph. 1893 (print); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Edison's recording apparatus in use. 1878 (engraving)
5615926 Edison's recording apparatus in use. 1878 (engraving); (add.info.: The apparatus was used for making recordings on a wax disc)

Richard Trevithick's Catch-Me-Who-Can Locomotive of 1808
5310312 Richard Trevithick's Catch-Me-Who-Can Locomotive of 1808; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's Catch-Me-Who-Can Locomotive of 1808)

Edison's electromagnetic ore sorter
5310266 Edison's electromagnetic ore sorter; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Edison's electromagnetic ore sorter. Particles of ore are placed in hopper at the top)

Richard Arkwright's water fame spinning machine
5310002 Richard Arkwright's water fame spinning machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Arkwright's water fame spinning machine)

A public demonstration of Edison's phonograph
5309988 A public demonstration of Edison's phonograph; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a public demonstration of Edison's phonograph)

Edison's phonograph
5309986 Edison's phonograph; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Edison's phonograph. The phonograph was invented in 1877, for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound by Thomas Edison)

Engraving depicting Christiaan Huygens' cycloidal pendulum
5309456 Engraving depicting Christiaan Huygens' cycloidal pendulum; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Christiaan Huygens' cycloidal pendulum)

Robert Fulton's paddle steamer the Clermont
5308073 Robert Fulton's paddle steamer the Clermont.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Robert Fulton's paddle steamer the Clermont which piled between New York and Albany on the Hudson River)

An engraving depicting an English rotating furnace for the manufacture of sodium carbonate by the Leblanc process
5311607 An engraving depicting an English rotating furnace for the manufacture of sodium carbonate by the Leblanc process, named after its inventor, Nicolas Leblanc

Frederick Brearey's flying machine
5616599 Frederick Brearey's flying machine; (add.info.: Frederick Brearey's flying machine. Frederick Brearey (1816-1896) a British aeronautical inventor. Dated 19th Century

The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat
5616355 The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Weser workmen destroying Denis Papin's steamboat)

Etienne Lenoir, belgian inventor and engineer, 1869 (engraving)
6947871 Etienne Lenoir, belgian inventor and engineer, 1869 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etienne Lenoir (1822-1900), belgian inventor and engineer, invented the gas engine

chronophotography, invented by Etienne Jules Marey in 1882 (engraving)
1713610 chronophotography, invented by Etienne Jules Marey in 1882 (engraving).

Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1802 - 1875
3083208 Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1802 - 1875.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English scientist and inventor. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900).

Wilhelm Bauer, 1822-1875 (engraving)
8632250 Wilhelm Bauer, 1822-1875 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm Bauer, 1822-1875)

Alexander Graham Bell, in 1876 (b/w photo)
8641598 Alexander Graham Bell, in 1876 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell, in 1876)

Werner von Siemens, German inventor and industrialist (colour litho)
8655463 Werner von Siemens, German inventor and industrialist (colour litho) by Lenbach, Franz Seraph von (1836-1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Werner von Siemens (1816-1892)

Archimedes, ancient Greek scientist, mathematician and inventor (engraving)
8635148 Archimedes, ancient Greek scientist, mathematician and inventor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes (c287-c212 BC)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663420 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663449 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663419 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Virtuosenkult / Virtuoso Cult (colour litho)
8666291 Virtuosenkult / Virtuoso Cult (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virtuosenkult)

Potter and ceramist Bernard Palissy firing furniture to feed his furnace, 1880 (engraving)
ELD4837873 Potter and ceramist Bernard Palissy firing furniture to feed his furnace, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca
ICA4841512 Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca. 1840 - The misunderstood inventor - Modernite, Technique, Rue alley

Science and scientists: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American scientist and inventor at work, years 1870
NWI4947808 Science and scientists: Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American scientist and inventor at work, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Science and scientists)

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

Wilbur Wright, with his autograph
NWI4949036 Wilbur Wright, with his autograph.; (add.info.: Wilbur Wright, with his autograph.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

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

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

Portrait of Frederic Sauvage (1786-1857), engineer and inventor of helice (Portrait of french inventor Frederic Sauvage)
ELD4920393 Portrait of Frederic Sauvage (1786-1857), engineer and inventor of helice (Portrait of french inventor Frederic Sauvage) Engraving 19th century Private collection; (add.info)

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"Inventors: Masters of Innovation and Vision" Step into the realm of inventors, where brilliance meets imagination. From the enigmatic Nikola Tesla, with bolts of electricity discharging in his lab, to the young Sir Isaac Newton captured in a timeless portrait from 1689, these visionaries have shaped our world. Isambard Kingdom Brunel stands proudly before the launching chains of the Great Eastern, a testament to his engineering prowess. R. J. Mitchell's genius shines through as he designs iconic aircraft like the Spitfire and flying boats that revolutionize aviation. John Moses Browning's innovative mind brings forth groundbreaking firearms technology while Dmitri Mendeleev's caricature showcases his pioneering work on the periodic table. In 1899, Nikola Tesla himself radiates an aura of ingenuity that would forever change how we harness electricity. The Count of St Germain, a French alchemist known for his mysterious abilities, adds an air of intrigue to this collection. Dr William Gilbert demonstrates his experiment on electricity to Queen Elizabeth I – a momentous occasion that paved the way for future discoveries. Lastly, Leonardo da Vinci graces us with a vibrant color portrait from 1490; an artist whose inventive spirit transcended disciplines. These inventors embody curiosity and determination; their contributions continue to shape our present and inspire generations yet unborn. They remind us that innovation knows no bounds – it is born out of passion and nurtured by relentless pursuit, and are dreamers who dare to challenge convention and redefine what is possible. Their legacy lives on in every invention we encounter today - they are beacons guiding humanity towards progress.