Natural Science Collection

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

Astronomer Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin
(Original Caption) Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Phillips Astronomer of Harvard University

Sugar crystals, ordinary table sugar, photomicrography

Naturalist Louis Agassiz with Diagram
(Original Caption) Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) Swiss naturalist

Portrait of Spencer Fullerton Baird
(Original Caption) Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1888) American zoologist. Daguerrotype, 1840

Mathematical Physicist Rudolf Clausius
(Original Caption) Portrait of German mathematical physicist Rudolph Clausius (1822-1888), one of the founders of thermodynamics. Undated photograph

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

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

Astronomer Sir John Herschel
Astronomer and physicist Sir John Herschel, son of astronomer Frederick William Herschel. His experience in chemistry led to his contributions to early photography

Austrian Botanist Gregor Mendel
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Gregor Mendel (1822-1884). Austrian Botanist. Photograph, enlarged from a group of the brethren of the Konigskloster, 1866

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

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

Sir Richard Owen was the founding father of paleontology and the first to use the term "dinosaur"

Ernest Haekel
(Original Caption) Ernest Haekel, (1834-1919), German biologust. Photo, 1870

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

Othniel Charles Marsh
(Original Caption) Othniel Charles Marsh (1831 - 1899), American paleontologist who discovered over 1, 000 fossil vertebrates, including toothed birds. He was a professor at Yale College

Skeleton Reading at Desk
(Original Caption) Posture. Skeleton reading. Meigs desk. B/W photograph, 1870

Portrait of Louis Breguet
(Original Caption) Louis Breguet: (1804-1883) French physicist and watchmaker. Photo by Nadar, 1871

Mr. Bergh to the Rescue Cartoon by Thomas Nast
In this cartoon, the gorilla says, "That man wants to claim my pedigree. He says he is one of my descendants." Mr

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

Physicist Heinrich Hertz
(Original Caption) Heinrich Hertz (1857-1893), first exploited magnetic waves. His experiments led to the discovery of wireless telegraphy by Marconi. Undated photograph

Gregor Mendel
(Original Caption) Portrait of Austrian botanist Gregor J. Mendel (1822-1884) as prelate. Photograph circa 1880

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

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

Henri Becquerel, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics

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

Entomologist Jean Henri Fabre In His Study
(Original Caption) Jules Henri Fabre, "The Homer of Insects, " in his study (1823-1915). From an undated photograph

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

Paul Dirac
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, the winner of the 1933 Nobel Prize for Physics

Robert Millikan
(Original Caption) Photo portrait of Dr. Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953), American physicist. Undated

Botanist George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver (1864-1943), American botanist. Undated photograph. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)

American Naturalist John Muir
(Original Caption) John Muir (1838-1914), American naturalist, instrumentalist in establishing Yosemite Park

American Bacteriologist Simon Flexner
(Original Caption) Simon Flexner (1863-1946) American bacteriologist and President of the Rockefeller Foundtion

Russian Bacteriologist in Lab
(Original Caption) Professor Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916), Russian bacteriologist, in his labortatory. Photograph

Physicist John Tyndall
John Tyndall (1820-1893)

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

17th-Century Engraving of Johannes Hevelius Using a Sextant
Johannes Hevelius and his wife Elisabetha shown using a brass sextant measuring six feet in radius

Portrait of Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Urbain Jean Jospeh Leverrier (1811-1877) French Astronomer. Undated

Skulls Illustrating Theory of Evolution
(Original Caption) A series of skulls illustrating the theory of evolution from fish to man

Portrait of Four Geologists
(Original Caption) Undated photo of Geologists, James T. Gardiner, Richard D. Colter, Wilheim H. Brewer, and Clarence King

Portrait of Geologist Clarence King
(Original Caption) Clarence King, an American geologist and mining engineer who organized and directed the U.S. Geological Survey

Physicist Edward Guillaume
(Original Caption) Charles Edward Guillaume (1861-1938), French physicist [who] received Nobel Prize for Physics in 1920

German Physicist Wilhelm Roentgen
(Original Caption) Portrait of Wilhelm Roentgen (1845-1923), German physicist, discovered X-rays. Undated photograph

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

George Washington Carver
(Original Caption) George Washington Carver (1864-1943), African-American botanist

Portrait of Naturalist William Bartram
WILL. BARTRAM. UNDATED ENGRAVING

Cave Man Holding Staff
(Original Caption) The Paleolithic predecessor of today--a cave man of the early stone age and his weapons

Reconstructed Skull of Prehistoric Man
Reconstructed skull of Sinanthropus pekinensis, also known as Homo erectus pekinensis and Peking Man, first found near Beijing, China in the 1920s and carbon dated to roughly 250, 000-400

Early Light Bulb
(Original Caption) Edison Lamp

Ornithologist John Gould
John Gould (1804-1881) English ornithologist. Undated photograph

Pierre Paul Roux
The French physician and bacteriologist, Pierre Paul Emile Roux (1835-1933), whose research led to the development of diphtheria immunization and therapy

Neanderthal Man
(Original Caption) Side view: Reproduction of Neanderthal Man in Chicago Field Museum

Lab Assistant Filling Specimen Bottles
(Original Caption) Woman assistant of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov filling bottles with sterilized gastric juice, at the Pavlov Institute in Leningrad. Undated photograph

Portrait of Abdus Salam
(Original Caption) Portrait of professor Abdus Salam, British joint-winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics. Undated photograph

Paul Dirac
English Physicist Paul Dirac, who developed a wave equation for the electron

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

Botanist George Washington Carver in Arboretum
(Original Caption) George Washington Carver (1864-1943), American botanist at work. Undated photograph

George Washington Carver with a rose in jacket lapel

C. P. Snow
(Original Caption) Portrait of Charles Percy Snow (1905-1980), English author, physicist, and diplomat. Undated photograph

Alfred Kinsey
Researcher of human sexual behavior, famous for his books Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, 1948 and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, 1953

Female Medical Students Dissecting Cadavers
Female medical students dissect cadavers during anatomy class at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Chart Depicting Geological Levels
(Original Caption) Schematic overview of the different geological layers

Charles Bonnet
(Original Caption) profile head and shoulders engraving of Swiss naturalist and philosopher

John Von Neumann
(Original Caption) John Von Neumann (1905-1956), is shown in this photograph. He was a Hungarian mathematician and physicist

Drawing of Scientist with Mummy on Table
(Original Caption) Unwrapping Ancient Egyptian Mummies In The Boulak Museum At Cairo. Undated engraving

Newton Experimenting with Light
A colored engraving shows Isaac Newton (1643-1727) experimenting with focused rays of light. Newton was the first scientist to observe and document the components of white light

Portrait of James Bradley by Edward Scriven, after a Painting
(Original Caption) James Bradley (1693-1762), English astronomer. Painting by Richardson

Portrait of Descartes
An engraving by Baudran depicts Rene Descartes (1596-1650), the French mathematician and philosopher, sometimes called the father of modern philosophy

Print of Atlas Supporting a Ptolemaic Universe
Atlas supporting a Ptolemaic Universe, though many astronomers by then supported Copernicus. Print, 1559

Physicist Sir James Chadwick
(Original Caption) James Chadwick, English physicist; "discoverer" of the neutron (1932); awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize for Physics. Undated photograph

Engraving of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich
Engraving showing men working at the Royal Observatory. The scientist at left is making an observation with a quadrant, while the man on the right looks through a telescope

Painting of Sir Isaac Newton
(Original Caption) Sir Isaac Newton. 1642-1727. English natural philosopher and mathematician

Woodcut Illustrating Skeleton with Muscles
(Original Caption) Vesalius. Rear view showing the muscles skeleton and dissection of head with skull on ground. Woodcut

Portrait of Andreas Vesalius
(Original Caption) Portrait of Andreas Vesalius, 1514-1564. Belgium anatomist. One of the first to dissect the human body to study anatomy

Ben Franklin Flying Kite
(Original Caption) Ben Franklin's experiment with the kite in June 1752

Ground-Level View Of Stonehenge
(Original Caption) Wiltshire, England-Stonehenge, famous Druid ruins. Undated photograph

Drawings of the Eye by Leonardo da Vinci
"STORIES OF THE EYES." DA VINCI. UNDATED SKETCH

Engraving of John Ray
(Original Caption) John Ray, F.R.S. (1627-1705) naturalist. His classification (Historia Plantarum) of plants was the foundation of modern taxonomy

Man Holding Hygrometric Scale
Hygrometric balance in use. The weight of a small cotton ball is measured on a scale geared to normal humidity. Hydrometric scale is an instrument which measures atmospheric humidity

Portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus
(Original Caption) Nicholai Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer. Portrait after a contemporary painting. Undated. SEE PG. 10114 FOR B&W

Engraving of Johann Adam Schall von Bell at His Peking Observatory
China: Jesuit missionaries in China. Jesuit priest in study room of Peking Observatory. In the background newly revised maps by Father Adam Schall. Undated copper engraving, CIRCA 1660. BPA2# 4089

Scientists Watching Test of Atomic Reactor
(Original Caption

Perspective of Boiling Water Nuclear Reactor
(Original Caption) Experimental Boiling Water Nuclear Reactor at Argonne National Laboratory. This is the perspective of the entire plant

Engraving of Head Depicting Symbolical Faculties
SYMBOLICAL HEAD-ILLUSTRATING THE NATURAL LANGUAGE OF THE FACULTIES.UNDATED ENGRAVING

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