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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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Background imagePioneers of Science: Portrait of Charles Darwin

Portrait of Charles Darwin
(Original Caption) Charles Robert Darwin: 91809-1882) English scientist. From a painting by John Collier

Background imagePioneers of Science: Title Page from the Origin of Species

Title Page from the Origin of Species
(Original Caption) 1859-Title page of Charles Darwin's revolutionary book, "The Origin of the Species, " published in 1859

Background imagePioneers of Science: 12 Honorary Degrees Conferred

12 Honorary Degrees Conferred
(Original Caption) Honorary degrees conferred upon 12 men by the president James B. Conant of Harvard. Left to Right: Norman G. Davis, Wiliam Allen White, Albert Einstein, Pres. Conant, Henry A

Background imagePioneers of Science: Thomas Edison Standing in Laboratory

Thomas Edison Standing in Laboratory
(Original Caption) Portrait of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) standing in his chemical laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Portrait of Explosives Inventor Turpin in Laboratory

Portrait of Explosives Inventor Turpin in Laboratory
(Original Caption) Scientist of the late 19th century in his laboratory. Turpin, inventor of melinite, a chemical used for blasting, watching a reaction

Background imagePioneers of Science: Portrait of French Scientist Jean Bernard Leon Foucault

Portrait of French Scientist Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
(Original Caption) Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault (1819-1868), French physicist

Background imagePioneers of Science: Painting of Scientist Sir Francis Galton at Work

Painting of Scientist Sir Francis Galton at Work
(Original Caption) Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), English scientist who studied heredity, founder of science of eugenics

Background imagePioneers of Science: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin
(Original Caption) Ca. 1855-Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), the great naturalist

Background imagePioneers of Science: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin
(Original Caption) Charles Darwin (1809-1882) in his later years. Photo by J. Cameron, 1869

Background imagePioneers of Science: Portrait of Charles Darwin

Portrait of Charles Darwin
An 1869 portrait of Charles Darwin, the British naturalist whose theory of natural selection fundamentally altered the world's opinions about the evolution of living things

Background imagePioneers of Science: Marie Curie with Sister Bronia Sklodowska

Marie Curie with Sister Bronia Sklodowska
(Original Caption) Portrait of Marie Curie (L) with her sister Bronia Sklodowska. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Richard Owen

Richard Owen
British paleontologist and anatomist Richard Owen, who contributed to the study of fossils and opposed the views of Charles Darwin

Background imagePioneers of Science: Naturalist Charles Darwin Seated

Naturalist Charles Darwin Seated
(Original Caption) Charles Darwin 1875, photographed by H.P. Robinson

Background imagePioneers of Science: Thomas Edison Seated W/Phonograph

Thomas Edison Seated W/Phonograph
(Original Caption) Portrait of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Captioned: "EDISON AND HIS TIN-FOIL PHONOGRAPH - 1878."

Background imagePioneers of Science: Thomas Edison and Phonograph

Thomas Edison and Phonograph
(Original Caption) 4/1878-Professor Thomas Edison and his speaking phonograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin
Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin, the great naturalist, in his middle age. Photo circa 1854

Background imagePioneers of Science: Albert and Maja Einstein As Children

Albert and Maja Einstein As Children
(Original Caption) Albert Einstein at approximately 8 years of age, with his sister Maja. Photograph circa 1884 (screened image). BPA2# 1394

Background imagePioneers of Science: Sigmund Freud and Wife Martha Bernays

Sigmund Freud and Wife Martha Bernays
(Original Caption) Sigmund Freud, (1856-1939) and his future wife, Martha Bernays, in Berlin, 1885

Background imagePioneers of Science: Francis Galton

Francis Galton
(Original Caption) 1886-Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), English scientist. Best known for his work in anthropology and heredity, founder of eugenics. Profile photo

Background imagePioneers of Science: Thomas Edison Standing in Chemistry Lab

Thomas Edison Standing in Chemistry Lab
(Original Caption) Thomas Edison is shown here in the chemistry lab at his West Orange, New Jersey plant. America at the time of the first world war was cut off from her foreign supplies of carbolic

Background imagePioneers of Science: Chemists Pierre and Marie Curie in Laboratory

Chemists Pierre and Marie Curie in Laboratory
(Original Caption) Portrait of Pierre and Marie Curie in laboratory. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Men Inoculating Horse

Men Inoculating Horse
(Original Caption) Inoculation of a horse in the course of preparing anti-diphtheria serum at the Pasteur Institute

Background imagePioneers of Science: Chemist Marie Curie in Her Laboratory

Chemist Marie Curie in Her Laboratory
(Original Caption) Madame Curie (1867-1934), noted physical chemist, poses in her Paris laboratory. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Chemist Marie Curie

Chemist Marie Curie
(Original Caption) Portrait of Marie Curie, discoverer of Radium. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud

Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud
(Original Caption) Sigmund Freud: (1856-1939), at age 35

Background imagePioneers of Science: Lumiere Brothers At Work In Laboratory

Lumiere Brothers At Work In Laboratory
(Original Caption) 1892-Lyon, France: Auguste Lumiere (1862-1954) and Louis Jean Lumiere (1864-1948) in their laboratory at Lyon, France

Background imagePioneers of Science: Portrait of Japanese Medical Scientist Shibasaburo Kitazato

Portrait of Japanese Medical Scientist Shibasaburo Kitazato
(Original Caption) Shibasaburo Kitazato, (1852-1931), Japanese bacteriologist

Background imagePioneers of Science: Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American inventor, engineer and futurist Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943), aged 40, circa 1896

Background imagePioneers of Science: Pierre and Marie Curie with Bicycles

Pierre and Marie Curie with Bicycles
Physicist Pierre Curie and his wife chemist Marie Curie go for a bicycle ride

Background imagePioneers of Science: Marie Curie

Marie Curie
Polish-French physicist Marie Curie (1867 - 1934) (born Maria Salomea Skłodowska), Nobel-prize winning Polish chemist who researched radioactivity, 1898

Background imagePioneers of Science: Barnum Brown, Charles Lang/Dino Skeleton

Barnum Brown, Charles Lang/Dino Skeleton
(Original Caption) Dr. Barnum Brown, Associate Curator of fossil reptiles and Charles Lang discussing Triceratops skeleton (horned dinosaur from hell Creek, Montana, Cretaceous formation

Background imagePioneers of Science: Professor Arthur Korn Inventor

Professor Arthur Korn Inventor
(Original Caption) Professor Arthur Korn of Germany standing besides his new machine for transmitting pictures by wire. The first test was made between paris and London. Undated Photo

Background imagePioneers of Science: Lord Kelvin With His Compass for Ships

Lord Kelvin With His Compass for Ships
Lord Kelvin stands with a compass he invented for use aboard ships. Kelvin, a Scottish engineer, mathematician, inventor

Background imagePioneers of Science: Pigeons in Operant Conditioning Test

Pigeons in Operant Conditioning Test
Two pigeons in a box developed by psychologist B.F. Skinner are studied as part of research into operant conditioning

Background imagePioneers of Science: Robert Oppenheimer At Blackboard

Robert Oppenheimer At Blackboard
Scene from the See It Now television program which aired from 1951-1958

Background imagePioneers of Science: Freud With Peers In Berlin

Freud With Peers In Berlin
(Original Caption) Berlin, Germany: Sigmund Freud with the "Committee" in Berlin. Standing, l-r: Otto Rank, Karl Abraham, Max Eitingen, Ernest Jones; seated: Freud, Sandor Ferenczi, Hanns Sachs. Photo

Background imagePioneers of Science: Horological Pendulum Developed By Galileo

Horological Pendulum Developed By Galileo
Galileo: Horoogical Pendulum developed by Halileo

Background imagePioneers of Science: Physicists Geiger and Rutherford

Physicists Geiger and Rutherford
Hans Wilhelm Geiger (left) and Ernest Rutherford at Schuster Laboratory

Background imagePioneers of Science: Charles Duryea Automotive Pioneer

Charles Duryea Automotive Pioneer
(Original Caption) Newport, RI: Charles Duryea, Automotive pioneer at tiller of his automobile, leaving garage

Background imagePioneers of Science: Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford
(Original Caption) Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), British physicist and Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry in 1908. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: English Scientist And Man Of Letters

English Scientist And Man Of Letters
(Original Caption) Havelock Ellis (1859-1939), English scientist and man of letters. Photo

Background imagePioneers of Science: Waist-Up Photo Of Sigmund Freud

Waist-Up Photo Of Sigmund Freud
(Original Caption) Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Austrian psychiatrist. Photograph taken in his middle years. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud

Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud
(Original Caption) Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). In his middle years

Background imagePioneers of Science: Scientist Evangelista Torricelli

Scientist Evangelista Torricelli
A portrait of Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist and mathematician, inventor of the barometer, and early contributor to the development of integral calculus

Background imagePioneers of Science: Sir. Ch. Wheatstone Color Print

Sir. Ch. Wheatstone Color Print
Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) English physicist and inventor. Color lithograph, 9/15/1901

Background imagePioneers of Science: Austrian Physicist Lisa Meitner

Austrian Physicist Lisa Meitner
(Original Caption) Picture shows Dr. Lisa Meitner (1878-1968), physicist, born in Vienna. she was known for her work on disentegration products of radium, thorium and actinium

Background imagePioneers of Science: Marie Curie at Work in Her Laboratory

Marie Curie at Work in Her Laboratory

Background imagePioneers of Science: John Milton Visiting Galileo

John Milton Visiting Galileo
John Milton, famed British poet, is seen here visiting Galileo, Italian astronomer and mathematician

Background imagePioneers of Science: French Chemist Victor Grignard

French Chemist Victor Grignard
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Victor Grignard (1871-1934) French scientist, Nobel prize winner of 1912 (with Paul Sabatier). Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Portrait of Physics Scientist Victor Franz Hess

Portrait of Physics Scientist Victor Franz Hess
(Original Caption) Victor Franz Hess, Nobel Prize winner for physics

Background imagePioneers of Science: Portrait of Pythagoras

Portrait of Pythagoras
A portrait of Pythagoras based on a detail from The School of Athens by Raphael. | Based on: 'The School of Athens' by Raphael

Background imagePioneers of Science: Physicist Ernest Rutherford

Physicist Ernest Rutherford
(Original Caption) Ernst [sic] Rutherford (1871-1937), English physicist prominent in developing atomic theory

Background imagePioneers of Science: Portrait of Roger Bacon

Portrait of Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon (ca. 1220-1292), English friar, philosopher and scientist who was a major advocate in his day of experimental science

Background imagePioneers of Science: Dr. Jonas Salk in Laboratory

Dr. Jonas Salk in Laboratory
(Original Caption) Dr. Jonas E. Salk, who developed the polio vaccine evaluated in the Francis Report, in his laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr

Background imagePioneers of Science: Nobel Prize Winner Marie Curie

Nobel Prize Winner Marie Curie
(Original Caption) Picture shows Marie Curie (1867-1934), co-discoverer of radium and a Nobel Prize Winner. Undated photo circa 1930s

Background imagePioneers of Science: Scientist Jonas Salk Examining Vials

Scientist Jonas Salk Examining Vials
(Original Caption) Dr. Jonas Salk inspecting vials of serum

Background imagePioneers of Science: Dr. Max Lerner

Dr. Max Lerner
(Original Caption) April 12, 1949-Weltham, Massachusetts:The appointment of Max Lerner, political scientist, author and lecturer, to the faculty of Brandois University, was announced today by Dr

Background imagePioneers of Science: Woman Sneezing Uncontrollably

Woman Sneezing Uncontrollably
(Original Caption) M.D.'s Study Drug For Many Ills. This lovely miss, Nancy Stone, afflicted with a cold, lets loose with an uncontrollable sneeze

Background imagePioneers of Science: Scientist Gathering to Discuss Evolution

Scientist Gathering to Discuss Evolution
(Original Caption) Scientist gather for monkey trial. The scientific leaders who will outline evolution for the Scopes defense at Dayton, Ohio, are shown in a above group. Left to right, Dr

Background imagePioneers of Science: Edward Said

Edward Said
Close-up portrait of Prof. Edward Said of Columbia University, author of Orientalism, in an undated photo

Background imagePioneers of Science: Satellite for Cosmic Measurements

Satellite for Cosmic Measurements
(Original Caption) These impressive antennas at the Center of Distant Cosmic Liaison, (at the Evpatoria in the Crimea where with one exception---a British scientist- no foreigner has ever been)

Background imagePioneers of Science: Scientist Hertha Ayrton

Scientist Hertha Ayrton
(Original Caption) Mrs. Hertha Ayrton, the woman scientist whose invention for dispersing poison gas, the "Ayrton Flapper, " rendered great service during the war, when over 100

Background imagePioneers of Science: Scientist Vincent Schaefer Waving Ice Wand

Scientist Vincent Schaefer Waving Ice Wand
(Original Caption) General Electric scientist Vince J. Schaefer waves ice wand through vapor

Background imagePioneers of Science: Scientist Attaching Rocket Fin

Scientist Attaching Rocket Fin
G. Edward Pendray, holding rocket, and Bert Smith, attaching fin, both members of the Interplanetary Society, prepare for a rocket test at Marine Park, Staten Island, New York City

Background imagePioneers of Science: Portrait of Astronomer Percival Lowell

Portrait of Astronomer Percival Lowell
(Original Caption) Flagstaff, Arizona: The late Dr. Percival Lowell, noted scientist and founder of the Lowell Observatory here, who were he alive today

Background imagePioneers of Science: Marie Curie with her Daughter Irene

Marie Curie with her Daughter Irene
Marie Curie, recipient of the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, stands with her daughter and fellow chemist Irene Joliot-Curie

Background imagePioneers of Science: Marie Curie Working In Her Laboratory

Marie Curie Working In Her Laboratory
(Original Caption) Warsaw, Poland- Marie Sklodowska Curie works in her Waesaw Laboratory. Undated photo circa 1920s

Background imagePioneers of Science: Charles Duryea Automotive Pioneer

Charles Duryea Automotive Pioneer
(Original Caption) Newport, RI: Charles Duryea, Automotive pioneer at tiller of his automobile, leaving garage in Newport, Rhode Island. (SIDE VIEW) Undated photo

Background imagePioneers of Science: Lord Ernest Rutherford

Lord Ernest Rutherford
(Original Caption) Portrait of Lord Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), English physicist who investigated radioactivity and the structure of atoms. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Robert Oppenheimer At Blackboard

Robert Oppenheimer At Blackboard
(Original Caption) Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), American physicist, Director of the Manhattan project. Undated photograph, standing before blackboard, holding pipe

Background imagePioneers of Science: Photograph Of Lord Kelvin

Photograph Of Lord Kelvin
(Original Caption) Lord Kelvin (Sir William Thomsan). Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Discovery of Becquerel Rays

Discovery of Becquerel Rays
Professor Henri Becquerel, discoverer of Becquerel rays

Background imagePioneers of Science: George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver with a rose in jacket lapel

Background imagePioneers of Science: Etienne Jules Marey Seated In Laboratory

Etienne Jules Marey Seated In Laboratory
(Original Caption) Portrait of French physiologist Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1904). Undated photograph. BPA #1054

Background imagePioneers of Science: Max Planck, German Physicist

Max Planck, German Physicist
(Original Caption) ORIGINAL CAPTION (in German) READS: THE DUTCH LORENTZ MEDAL FOR MAX PLANCK. The famous German physicist, Professor Max Planck

Background imagePioneers of Science: Georges Claude Working In Laboratory

Georges Claude Working In Laboratory
(Original Caption) Georges Claude in his laboratory. Inventor of equipment for liquefying the gases of the air. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud
(Original Caption) Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), photograph taken in his middle years

Background imagePioneers of Science: Photo Of Ernest Rutherford Seated

Photo Of Ernest Rutherford Seated
(Original Caption) Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), British physicist and author. Among his achievements were the investigation and naming of Alpha and Beta rays

Background imagePioneers of Science: Etienne-Jules Marey Headshoulders Oval

Etienne-Jules Marey Headshoulders Oval
(Original Caption) - Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) French scientist. professor of natural History at College de France. Head and shoulders photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Dr, Oppenheimer At Airport In Paris

Dr, Oppenheimer At Airport In Paris
(Original Caption) Paris, France: Dr. J. Oppenheimer American physicist, photographed upon arrival at Orly Airport. He had come to lecture at the Paris Faculte de Sciences

Background imagePioneers of Science: Photo Of Walther Hermann Von Nerst

Photo Of Walther Hermann Von Nerst
(Original Caption) Professor Walther Hermann von Nernst (1864-1941) winner of 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his so-called third law of thermodynamics. Seated portrait photograph, undated

Background imagePioneers of Science: Vannevar Bush & Assistants In Laboratory

Vannevar Bush & Assistants In Laboratory
(Original Caption) Laboratory view showing American electrical engineer Dr. Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) and assistants experimenting with antegraph machines that solve equations. Undated photograph

Background imagePioneers of Science: Cells Deformed by Sickle Cell Anemia

Cells Deformed by Sickle Cell Anemia
(Original Caption) Berkeley, CA- Both normal red blood cells (center foreground and upper right) and deformed cells can be seen in this sample of blood taken from a person with sickle cell anemia



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