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Thomas EdisonThomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), American inventor of the carbon telephone transmitter (1877), phonograph (1878), and incandescent lamp with carbon filament (1879)
Hiram Maxim With Maxim Gun(Original Caption) Photograph of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) with his famed Maxim Gun. Undated photograph
The Wright brothers 1903 Flyer plane, side view
Illustration of Isaac Newton watching apple falling from tree
Monument to Berthold Schwarz, alchemist in the 14th century, inventor of gunpowder, Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Inventor John Boyd DunlopScottish inventor John Boyd Dunlop is credited with the invention of the pneumatic rubber tire in 1888
Samuel Morse(Original Caption) Samuel Morse, (1791-1872), American artist and inventor. Photographed standing in a studio by Matthew Brady. Undated photograph. BPA2 #2609
Rene Laennec Inventor Of Stethoscope(Original Caption) 1819- Rene Theophile Hyacinth Laennec 1781-1826, invented the stehtoscope
Steam Hammer & Inventor James Nasmyth(Original Caption) Photograph of a steam hammer invented by James Nasmyth (1808-1890) in 1834. Portrait of the inventor in upper right hand corner
Inventor and Manufacturer Charles Goodyear(Original Caption) Portrait of Charles Goodyear (1800-1860), American inventor and originator of vulcanized rubber. Undated
Inventor Elias Howe(Original Caption) Elias Howe (1819-1867) inventor of the sewing machine. After a rare daguerrotype
Louis DaguerreA daguerrotype of Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, the French physicist and inventor whose photographic innovation was the beginning of popular photography
Rear Admiral John Dahlgren stands alongside one of his creations, a 50-pounder Dahlgren rifle gun, aboard the USS Pawnee in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, during the latter part of the Civil War
Early Pedal BicycleA man posing with a velocipede or boneshaker, an early pedal bicycle, circa 1870
A Young Woman with an Early TypewriterThe daughter of typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes is seen with one of her father's early typewriters
Andrew Hallidie On First Cable Train(Original Caption) San Francisco. CA: Clay Street Hill R.R. Co. cable car. First cable train with its inventor/engineer Andrew Hallidie (1836-1900) standing at the controls with a beard and mustache
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
Thomas Edison and His Phonograph(Original Caption) Thomas Edison and his phonograph in an undated photograph
Thomas Edison with his Phonograph(Original Caption) Thomas Edison is shown here after five days and five nights of work perfecting his favorite invention, the 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."
Thomas Edison and Phonograph(Original Caption) 4/1878-Professor Thomas Edison and his speaking phonograph
Sir Hiram Maxim with his Maxim Machine Gun(Original Caption) Portrait of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim with his Maxim Gun. Undated photograph
Linograph Inventor Ottmar Mergenthaler(Original Caption) Portrait of Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854-1899), inventor of the first linograph typesetting machine. Undated photo. BPA2# 3886
Christopher Latham Sholes Sitting at TypewriterChristopher Sholes sits before his invention, the typewriter
Young Inventor Thomas Alva Edison(Original Caption) 1880-Thomas Alva Edison, inventor and electrical wizard
Inventor Karl Benz Sitting on Benz MotorwagenInventor Karl Benz seated on the 1885 Benz Motorwagen. The motorwagen was the first motor vehicle ever to be sold to the public
Gottlieb Daimler Riding in First AutomobileGottlieb Daimler enjoys a ride in his "horseless carriage" in 1885, while his his son, Wilhelm, drives proudly through the streets of Berlin
Inventor Karl Benz and Assistant in Early MotorwagenInventor Karl Benz with his assistant Josef Brecht seated on the 1885 Benz Motorwagen. The Motorwagen was the first motor vehicle ever to be sold to the public
Thomas Edison Standing in Chemistry Lab(Original Caption) Thomas Edison is shown here in the chemistry lab at his West Orange, New Jersey plant
Birdman Flying MachineBirdman Flying machine. Undated photograph
Portion of the Difference Engine No. 1(Original Caption) 1889- Picture shows an impression from a woocut of a small portion of Mr. Babbage's Difference Engine, No
Alfred Binet, French Psychologist(Original Caption) Alfred Binet (1857-1911), French psychologist who originated the intelligence test. Head and shoulders photograph
George Eastman(Original Caption) 1890-Paris, France: George Eastman (1854-1932), is shown in Paris, 1890: Eastman, touring Europe, was photographed by Nadar, famous portrait photographer and an Eastman dealer
Thomas Alva Edison and Family(Original Caption) Family portrait of Thomas Alva Edison with his son, daughter and wife. Undated photograph
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
Bell Opening New York-Chicago Telephone LineA group of businessmen watch inventor Alexander Graham Bell as he opens the New York-Chicago telephone line
Edison's Experimental Department(Original Caption) 9/24/1892-Orange, NJ: Edison's experimental department, Orange, NJ, Sept. 24, 1892, in which he developed the phonograph. Photograph
Chemist Alfred Nobel(Original Caption) Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, is shown seated in this 3/4 length, 3/4 profile portrait
First Four-Wheeled Benz AutomobileKarl Benz and his daughter Clara take a spin in the Benz Victoria, the first four wheeled Benz automobile built in 1893
Herring with His Experimental Glider(Original Caption) Herring's soaring aeroplane. Photograph, 1894
Charles E. Duryea in Horseless CarriageCharles E. Duryea in his third and most famous car. It was the first ever to be equipped with pneumatic tires
Nikola TeslaSerbian-American inventor, engineer and futurist Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943), aged 40, circa 1896
Gugliemo Marconi With Wireless Receiver(Original Caption) Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor, seated before his first wireless receiver in 1896 - at age 22
Henry Ford Driving His First AutomobileHenry Ford driving in his first automobile, the Quadracycle, on Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan
Man Seated In Experimental Car(Original Caption) Filed 1/6/1930-Berlin, Germany: Max Velier, inventor, in the seat of his novel auto. Following his recent successful negotiation of the Avus Auto Speedway in Berlin
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
Lee De Forest with Audion TubeAmerican inventor Lee De Forest is shown with his Audion vacuum tube which enabled live radio broadcasts
Punch Card Inventor Herman Hollerith(Original Caption) Herman Hollerith, inventor of the punch card system; developed tabulating machines for United States Bureau of Census
Basketball's Inventor Dr. NaismithThe inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith, stands in a field carrying a ball and a basket
Lord Kelvin With His Compass for ShipsLord Kelvin stands with a compass he invented for use aboard ships
Adolphe Sax - Inventor Of The Saxophone(Original Caption) Sax, Adolphe - Inventor of the saxophone. Caricature, undated. BPA2# 1585
English Inventor And Engineer; Waist Up(Original Caption) Sir Henry Bessemer, (1813-1898) English engineer and inventor
Leeuwenhoek's Original Microscope(Original Caption) Leeuwenhoek's primitive microscope, actually a lens mounted between two metal plates. BPA2# 4332
Alfred Nobel(Original Caption) Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), Swedish manufacturer and inventor. Established fund of $9, 200, 000 for Nobel Prize (since 1901)
Louis-Jacques Daguerre; Inventor(Original Caption) Louis-Jacques Daguerre (1787-1851); perfected photography invented by Niepce. Photo by Nadar
Horological Pendulum Developed By GalileoGalileo: Horoogical Pendulum developed by Halileo
Louis Lumiere; Head And Shoulder(Original Caption) Louis Lumiere: (1864-1948) French Chemist and industrialist. Inventor of cinematography. Photo by Nadar
Physicists Geiger and RutherfordHans Wilhelm Geiger (left) and Ernest Rutherford at Schuster Laboratory
Charles William Siemens(Original Caption) Portrait of electrical engineer Charles William Siemens (1823-1883). Undated photograph
Inventor Cyrus McCormickCyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), American inventor and industrialist who invented a successful mechanical reaper
Portrait of Hans Lippershey, Dutch spectacle maker and inventor of the telescope
Inventor Edmund CartwrightA color portrait of Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823) who invented the first wool-combing machine, a forerunner of the power loom
Sir. Ch. Wheatstone Color PrintSir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) English physicist and inventor. Color lithograph, 9/15/1901
Guglielmo Marconi at His Desk(Original Caption) 1903-Photograph shows Guglielmo Marconi at his desk at the time of his first wireless experiments
Men with Huge Camera(Original Caption) DON'T MOVE, DON'T BLINK! The world's largest camera was designed by George R. Lawrence, a pioneer photographer-inventor (standing by lens)
T.M. Edison In Automobile(Original Caption) T.M. Edison is shown here in his flivver, which was given to him some five years ago by Henry Ford, and which is still going strong
Wright Flyer in Profile(Original Caption) This is a side view of the original Wright aeroplane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Dr. Albert Sabin Sitting at his DeskDr. Albert Sabin, at work in his laboratory at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, was the Polish-American physician and microbiologist best known for developing the oral polio vaccine
Guglielmo Marconi(Original Caption) Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian physicist, inventor and pioneer in wireless communication. Co-winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for physics
Ernest Orlando Lawrence @ Control Panel(Original Caption) Ernest Orlando Lawrence, American physicist and inventor of the Cyclotron. Awarded the 1939 Nobel prize for physics. Undated photograph
Thoams Edison & Wife Seated Convertable(Original Caption) Vienna, Austria- Thomas Edison and wife in automobile, made by himself
Gaston Plante - Waist-Up Standing Port(Original Caption) Portrait of French physicist Gaston Plante (1834-1889) inventor of the first practical storage battery. Undated photograph
Georges Claude Working In Laboratory(Original Caption) Georges Claude in his laboratory. Inventor of equipment for liquefying the gases of the air. Undated photograph
Charles Duryea in His Third CarCharles E. Duryea in his third and most famous car. It was the first ever to be equipped with pneumatic tires
Replica Of Henry Fords Workshop(Original Caption) Birthplace of the ford car. Replica of interior of Henry Ford's workshop on Bagley Avenue in Detroit MI in 1893. Undated photograph
Professor E. E. Branly; Waist Up(Original Caption) Professor Branly---Edouard-Eugene Branly, 1844-1940. French physicist. Inventor, 1890 of Coherer, primitive form of radio detector that made wireless telegraphy possible. Undaetd
Blaise Pascal Calculating MachineAn early calculating machine invented by French scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal
Alfred Nobel(Original Caption) Seated portrait of Alfred Nobel. He is shown in near profile, with his hand to his beard. Undated photograph
Difference Engine No. 1, by Charles Babbage(Original Caption) Part of a differential calculating machine on which Charles Babbage, English mathematician, worked for 37 years, only to find it rejected for a patent by the government
Emil Wenig With His Hand Made Camera(Original Caption) Emil Wenig- fifty years ago invented the photographic dry plates- which meant the beginning of the amateur photographer. Here Mr
Louis LeJeune and His Airplane(Original Caption) The airplane of Louis LeJeune, 15 horsepower, 3 cylinders. Photograph, ca. 1900s-1910s
Color Portrait of James WattA color portrait of the Scottish inventor of the steam engine, James Watt (1736-1819.)
Portrait of Robert Fulton After a Painting by Benjamin WestROBERT FULTON (1765-1815) AMERICAN ENGINEER AND INVENTOR. AFTER A PAINTING BY BENJAMIN WEST
Aloys Senefelder In Color Engraving(Original Caption) Aloys Senefelder (1771-1834), German who invented lithograph. Undated engraving