Physicist Collection (page 2)

JAMES CLERK MAXWELL (1831-1879). Scottish physicist. Wood engraving, 19th century

Albert Einstein
ALBERT EINSTEIN German born physicist in 1920

Guglielmo Marconi
GUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian physicist and inventor in yachting attire and with communications apparatus

Isaac Newton - English physicist, astronomer, mathematician
Isaac Newton (1642-1727). English physicist, astronomer and mathematician. Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica. Volume I: Mathematica

John Dalton, British chemist C017 / 7114
John Dalton (1766-1844), British chemist, physicist and meteorologist. Daltons atomic theory that explained chemical changes was published in A New System of Chemical Philosophy (1808)

Ernest Rutherford, caricature
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937). Caricature of the New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford, with an electron orbiting his head

Marie Curie, caricature
Marie Curie. Caricature of the Polish chemist Marie Curie (1867-1934), holding a round bottomed flask. Curie is known for her pioneering early work with radioactivity

Albert Einstein, caricature
Albert Einstein. Caricature of the Swiss-German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for work on the photoelectric effect

Einstein and Eddington, 1930
Einstein and Eddington. German-born physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), at left, was famous for his theories of relativity

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

CHARLES PEIRCE (1839-1914). American physicist, mathematician and logician

GALILEO GALILEI (1564-1642). Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. Under house arrest. Mezzotint, 19th century, after a painting, c1820, by Jean Antoine Laurent

Letter fom Albert Einstein to American astronomer George Ellery Hale, written in Zurich, Switzerland, 14 October 1913
EINSTEIN: LETTER, 1913. Letter fom Albert Einstein to American astronomer George Ellery Hale, written in Zurich, Switzerland, 14 October 1913

Isaac Newton, caricature C013 / 7593
Isaac Newton (1642-1727). Caricature of the English physicist, mathematician and alchemist Sir Isaac Newton, holding a rainbow

Pierre de Fermat, caricature C015 / 6714
Pierre de Fermat, caricature

Leonard Euler, caricature C015 / 6711
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783). Caricature of the Swiss mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler. Euler made discoveries in a wide range of fields, including geometry, infinitesimal calculus

Erwin Schrodinger, caricature C013 / 7591
Erwin Schrodinger (1887-1961). Caricature of the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger holding a cat. In 1926, Schrodinger published a series of papers that founded the science of quantum wave

Marie Curie, Polish-French physicist
Marie Curie (1867-1934, nee Marya Sklodowska), Polish-French physicist. With her husband Pierre, she isolated the radioactive elements polonium and radium in 1898

Marie and Pierre Curie, French physicists
Marie and Pierre Curie. Marie Curie (1867-1934, nee Marya Sklodowska), was born in Poland. In 1891 she became a student at the Sorbonne university in Paris, France

James Clark Maxwell with his demon
James Clark Maxwell and his demon, artwork. Maxwell (1831-1879) is best known for his laws of electromagnetism, which laid the foundations for modern physics

Galileo and his daughter Maria Celeste
Galilei Galileo (1564-1642), Italian physicist and astronomer, being guided by his daughter Maria Celeste (1600-1634), a nun

Pierre Curie, French physicist
Pierre Curie (1859-1906), Nobel Prize-winning French physicist. Curie studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he subsequently became an assistant teacher

JJ Thomson, British nuclear physicist, 1898. Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940), the discoverer of the electron, with his students at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge

Galileo Ferraris
GALILEO FERRARIS Italian physicist, discoverer of the rotating magnetic field. Date: 1847 - 1897

Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla. circa 1890, by Napoleon Sarony

JJ (Joseph John) Thomson (1856-1940) British Nuclear physicist, discovered electron, here with his research students at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, in 1898

James Chadwick, British physicist C017 / 7111
James Chadwick (1891-1974), British physicist. Educated in Manchester, Chadwicks research under Rutherford was mainly with alpha particles (helium nuclei)

Werner Heisenberg, German physicist C017 / 7123
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976), German physicist. Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on a matrix theory of quantum mechanics

Josiah Willard Gibbs, US mathematician
Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903), US mathematician and theoretical physicist. Gibbs graduated from Yale University, USA in 1858 and gained a PhD on gear design in 1863

Issac Newton, English physicist
Isaac Newton. Engraving of the English physicist, mathematician and alchemist Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727). As a mathematician Newton discovered the binomial theorem and developed differential

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Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo)
1700702 Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Albert Einstein and Georges Lemaitre Abbot, 1933 (b/w photo)
1700252 Albert Einstein and Georges Lemaitre Abbot, 1933 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and Georges Lemaitre abbot

Albert Einstein, 1915 (b/w photo)
1711786 Albert Einstein, 1915 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th-20th century)

The Royal Society (engraving)
1046913 The Royal Society (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Society, a Portrait Group of some of the Most Distinguished Fellows)

Blaise Pascal, French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, (1833). Artist: H Meyer
Blaise Pascal, French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, (1833). Pascal (1623-1662) is credited with founding the modern theory of probability

CHARLES PEIRCE (1839-1914). American physicist, mathematician, and logician. Oil over a photograph, n.d

(1904-1967). American physicist. Oppenheimer (left) as scientific director of the Manhattan Project during World War
J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER (1904-1967). American physicist. Oppenheimer (left) as scientific director of the Manhattan Project during World War II

Nils and Aage Bohr in laboratory C016 / 8375
Physicists in a laboratory. Physicists Nils and Aage Bohr being shown an early video-microscope used to study nuclear tracks on photographic emulsions

NEWTONs TELESCOPE, c1670. Isaac Newtons reflecting telescope, c1670: line engraving, 19th century

Portrait of physicist Ernest Rutherford, 1917

E. Rutherford and his wife at Trinity College
The New Zealand born physicist Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) and his wife Mary Newton at Trinity College in Cambridge (1921)

E. Rutherford with his wife and daughter in a boat
The New Zealand born physicist Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), considered to be the father of nuclear physics. He identified three types of radiations produced by radioactive decay which he called

Sergei Korolev, 1961
Sergei Korolev (1907-1966), pioneering Soviet rocket scientist, during the launch of Vostok 1, the first manned space mission, in April 1961

Mstislav Keldysh, Russian physicist
Mstislav Keldysh (1911-1978), Russian mathematician and physicist. Keldysh spent the inter-war years working on better aerodynamical models for aircraft

Kurchatov and colleagues, Leningrad, 1925
Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (1903-1960, right), Soviet nuclear physicist, talking to colleagues at the Leningrad Physical-Technical Institute, Leningrad, Russia

Molecular orbitals. Computer model of a mixture of molecular orbitals. The electrons in molecules can be arranged in different patterns, giving rise to different energies

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Galileo attempting to defend his belief in the heliocentric solar system before the Inquisition in Rome, 1633. Hand colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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"Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe: A Glimpse into the World of Physicists" Step back in time to the historic Fifth Physics Congress Solvay, Brussels, 1927. This captivating black and white photo captures a gathering of brilliant minds, including renowned physicist Paul Dirac, who would later be awarded the Nobel Prize in 1933 for his groundbreaking contributions. Did you know that even Albert Einstein had a musical side? Witness him playing the violin with passion and grace, showcasing his multifaceted talents beyond physics. Another notable figure in this illustrious field is Erwin Schrodinger, whose pioneering work laid the foundation for quantum mechanics. His famous thought experiment involving a cat both alive and dead simultaneously continues to baffle and intrigue scientists today. Richard Feynman's caricature adds a touch of humor to this collection. Known for his charismatic personality and exceptional teaching skills, Feynman made complex concepts accessible to all. Fast forward to modern times at CERN's CMS detector – an awe-inspiring feat of engineering that allows physicists to explore fundamental particles like never before. The pursuit of knowledge knows no bounds. The invention of the mass spectrometer in 1954 revolutionized scientific research by enabling precise analysis of atomic and molecular structures. It opened up new avenues for understanding matter on a microscopic level. Ludwig Boltzmann left an indelible mark on physics during his lifetime from 1844-1906. As an Austrian physicist, he made significant contributions to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Witness E. Rutherford conducting experiments at Cavendish Laboratory – where groundbreaking discoveries about atomic structure were made under his guidance. His work paved the way for our understanding of nuclear physics. Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle challenged our perception of reality itself – revealing inherent limitations in measuring certain properties simultaneously with precision. Lastly but certainly not least is Niels Henrik David Bohr, a towering figure in quantum mechanics.