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Pioneers of Science

Explore the faces behind the breakthroughs that changed our world!

Dive into this stunning collection of images featuring the most influential scientists of the 19th and 20th centuries. From the brilliant mind of Albert Einstein to the groundbreaking work of Marie Curie and the evolutionary insights of Charles Darwin, each image captures the essence of these extraordinary individuals. These images not only celebrate their remarkable contributions but also the spirit of inquiry that drove them.  Join us in honouring the legacy of these legendary figures who reshaped our understanding of the universe!

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Pioneers of Science: Einstein's Playful Legacy

Einstein's Playful Legacy Collection
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Pioneers of Science: Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison Collection
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Chemist Marie Curie in Her Laboratory

Caricature Of Freud Analyzing Himself

12 Honorary Degrees Conferred

Atomic Bomb Scientists at Test Site

Albert Einstein Shaking Hands with Mayor John O'Brien

Portrait of Explosives Inventor Turpin in Laboratory

Portrait of French Scientist Jean Bernard Leon Foucault

Portrait of Charles Darwin

Painting of Scientist Sir Francis Galton at Work

Charles Darwin

Title Page from the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

Portrait of Charles Darwin

Marie Curie with Sister Bronia Sklodowska

Richard Owen

Naturalist Charles Darwin Seated

Thomas Edison Standing in Laboratory

Thomas Edison Seated W/Phonograph

Thomas Edison and Phonograph

Charles Darwin

Albert and Maja Einstein As Children

Sigmund Freud and Wife Martha Bernays

Francis Galton

Thomas Edison Standing in Chemistry Lab

Chemists Pierre and Marie Curie in Laboratory

Men Inoculating Horse

Chemist Marie Curie

Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud

Lumiere Brothers At Work In Laboratory

Portrait of Japanese Medical Scientist Shibasaburo Kitazato

Nikola Tesla

Pierre and Marie Curie with Bicycles

Marie Curie

Barnum Brown, Charles Lang/Dino Skeleton

Professor Arthur Korn Inventor

Lord Kelvin With His Compass for Ships

Pigeons in Operant Conditioning Test

Robert Oppenheimer At Blackboard

Freud With Peers In Berlin

Horological Pendulum Developed By Galileo

Physicists Geiger and Rutherford

Charles Duryea Automotive Pioneer

Ernest Rutherford

English Scientist And Man Of Letters

Waist-Up Photo Of Sigmund Freud

Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud

Scientist Evangelista Torricelli

Sir. Ch. Wheatstone Color Print

Austrian Physicist Lisa Meitner

Marie Curie at Work in Her Laboratory

John Milton Visiting Galileo

French Chemist Victor Grignard

Portrait of Physics Scientist Victor Franz Hess

Portrait of Pythagoras

Physicist Ernest Rutherford

Portrait of Roger Bacon

Dr. Jonas Salk in Laboratory

Nobel Prize Winner Marie Curie

Scientist Jonas Salk Examining Vials

Dr. Max Lerner

Woman Sneezing Uncontrollably

Scientist Gathering to Discuss Evolution

Edward Said

Satellite for Cosmic Measurements

Scientist Hertha Ayrton

Scientist Vincent Schaefer Waving Ice Wand

Scientist Attaching Rocket Fin

Portrait of Astronomer Percival Lowell

Marie Curie with her Daughter Irene

Marie Curie Working In Her Laboratory

Charles Duryea Automotive Pioneer

Lord Ernest Rutherford

Robert Oppenheimer At Blackboard

Photograph Of Lord Kelvin

Discovery of Becquerel Rays

George Washington Carver

Etienne Jules Marey Seated In Laboratory

Max Planck, German Physicist

Georges Claude Working In Laboratory

Sigmund Freud

Photo Of Ernest Rutherford Seated

Etienne-Jules Marey Headshoulders Oval



This collection is an honor to the pioneers of science and the legacy of these legendary figures who reshaped our understanding of the universe!

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