Scientist Collection (page 100)

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Charles Leigh (1662-1701?), English physician and naturalist. Leigh was educated at the University of Oxfords Brasenose College, graduating in 1683

William Crookes and vacuum tube, 1903
William Crookes with his vacuum tube, in a caricature published in the British weekly magazine Vanity Fair in 1903. The caption was: Ubi Crookes ibi lux (Where Crookes is, there is light)

Mr. Wild at Kerguelen Island
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

MERCATOR, Gerhard Kremer, called Gerardus (1512-1594). Earth Globe by Mercator. Dimensions: 64 x 55 cm. Diameter: 41 cm. BELGIUM. Sint-Nikls. Mercatormuseum

Santiago Ramon and Cajal (1852-1934) Spanish histologist, physician and pathologist
Santiago Ramon and Cajal (1852-1934).. Spanish histologist, physician and pathologist. He made important discoveries such as laws governing the morphology and connections of nerve cells in the brain

GALILEO GALILEI (1564-1642) determining the magnification of one of his telescopes. Colored engraving, 19th century

Foundry chemical tests. Worker carrying out laboratory tests to determine the composition of steel samples. Steel is an alloy of iron and small amounts of carbon

Benjamin Franklin, caricature
Benjamin Franklin. Caricature of the American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706- 1790) holding a kite attached to a key, which he used to show that lightning is electricity

Dmitri Mendeleev and Bohuslav Brauner
Dmitry Mendeleyev and Bohuslav Brauner. Mendeleyev (left, 1834-1907) was a Russian chemist, while Brauner (1855-1935) was a Czech chemist

Ball lightning kills Richmann, 1753. Artwork of the German physicist Georg Wilhelm Richmann (left, 1722-1753), of Saint Petersburg, Russia

Isaac Newton
Portrait of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), produced by English artist Bill Sanderson to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the publication of Newtons great work

Robert Boyle, caricature
Robert Boyle. Caricature of the Irish physicist and chemist Robert Boyle (1627-1691), pointing at his air pump. Boyle used this pump, which he made with the assistance of Robert Hooke in 1654

Mammoth bone hut excavation, Ukraine
Mammoth bone hut being excavated by archaeologists near the village of Mezhyrich, Ukraine. The mammoth bones are seen around the archeologists and have been numbered

Caricature of Roentgen and X-rays. The German experimental physicist Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen (1845-1923) had discovered X-rays in 1895. This artwork shows his skeleton revealed by the use of X-rays

Charles Dufay (du Fay)1698-1739
Charles Francois de Cisternay DuFay, French scientist. At the age of 25 Dufay left the army. In 1723 he became a chemist at the Academie des Sciences becoming a full member of the Academy in 1731

Carl Vogt, German naturalist
Carl Christoph Vogt (1817-1895), German naturalist. Vogt published a number of notable works on physiology, geology and zoology

1881 Charles Darwin Face portrait
1881 Charles Robert Darwin ( 12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) English Naturalist and author of the Origin of Species. 1922 Hand coloured portrait aquatint of Darwin by G

Karl Rudolphi, Swedish naturalist. Historical artwork of Karl Asmund Rudolphi (1771-1832). Rudolphi is credited with being the father of helminthology, the study of worms

Rene Descartes, caricature
Rene Descartes. Caricature of the French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes (1596-1650). While travelling in Europe as a young man

Albert Einstein, artwork
Albert Einstein. Cartoon of the Swiss-German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) holding clocks, representing his theories on space-time

Pierre Dulong, French chemist
Pierre Louis Dulong (1785-1838) French chemist. Originally a physician, Dulong moved into chemistry as the assistant to Berthollet

PHASES OF THE MOON. Woodcut designed by Hans Holbein the Younger from Sebastian Munsters Canones super novum instrumentum luminarium, Basel, 1534

Hans Christian Oersted, who founded the study of electromagnetism. Digitally colored woodcut

Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas
French chemist Jean-Baptiste-Andre Dumas. Digitally colored woodcut

Medieval astronomer or astrologer
Astronomer accused of sorcery, holding a disc with magic figures, 1200s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Medieval astronomers studying the sky
Astronomers studying the planetary systems, the sun, moon, and stars. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1537 edition of Boethius

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Galileo Galilei. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut

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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark expedition losing notes and specimens in a canoe accident on the upper Missouri River. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of sketch by Patrick Goss

Medieval monks studying geometry and copying a manuscript
Monk scholars - a mathematician studying a globe, the other copying a manuscript, 1200s. Hand-colored woodcut

Pliny the Elder
Ancient Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Futuristic Human Cloning, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
THE 4-SIDED TRIANGLE, by William F Temple. A scientist clones the body of a young woman in his laboratory in this futuristic science fiction magazine cover

Charles Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle
Charles Darwin during his voyage on the HMS Beagle in the 1830s, when he discovered a variety of flora and fauna and begins to have thoughts about the origin of species and evolution

Diptheria Antitoxin Diptheria Disease Control
A scientist working on a diptheria antitoxin in the late 19th century. After an illustration in Scientific American, November 1894

Jean-Paul Marat Portrait French France French Revolution
Jean-Paul Marat, 1743 -1793. French physician, scientist, radical journalist and politician during French Revolution. From a print by Pierre Michel Alix after the painting by Jean Francois Garnerey

Benjamin Franklin Portrait American United States Of America
Benjamin Franklin, 1706 - 1790. American statesman and Founding Father. After a print by Pierre Michel Alix from the painting by Louis Michel van Loo

Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch Robert Koch Portrait
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch, 1843 - 1910. German physician and microbiologist. Robert Koch was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905

Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 -- 1543. Polish Renaissance-era polymath, mathematician, astronomer, physician, classics scholar, translator, governor, diplomat, and economist

Paracelsus, born Phillippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493 to 1541. Swiss renaissance physician consisdered the father of toxicology. After a work by F

Johannes Kepler, 1571 - 1630. German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. From an engraving by F. Meaulle in Vies des savants illustres by Louis Figuier, published 1866

Francois-Vincent Raspail, 1795 - 1878. French chemist, physician and politician. He is recognized as a founder of the cell theory in biology and his use of microscopes

EDITORIAL Albert Einstein, 1879 - 1955. German born theoretical physicist. Amongst many accomplishments he posited theories of General Relativity, Special Relativity, and mass-energy equivalence

John Playfair, 1748 - 1819. Church of Scotland minister, scientist, mathematician, professor of natural philosophy. After an engraving by James Thomson

Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, or Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, commonly known as the Principia by Sir Isaac Newton

EDITORIAL Albert Einstein with his wife Elsa in the early 1920 s. Albert Einstein, 1879 - 1955. German born theoretical physicist

Musschenbroeks experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants. By covering a plant with a bell glass cemented to a plate of lead which covered its root he discovered that every morning

Illustrated portrait of Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin, 1863 - 1943. Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist. He was the co-discoverer of Yersinia pestis, the bacillus which causes bubonic plague

17th century chemists at work in their laboratory. After a work by Dutch illustrator and engraver Jan Luyken

Title page of Lowers book on the heart, 1669, Tractatus de Corde. Richard Lower, 1631 - 1691. English physician. From Selected Readings in the History of Physiology, published 1930

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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.