Induction Collection

Science / Tesla
Working in America, Nikola Tesla develops his induction coil, producing light from a transformer using alternating current. Date: 1895

Scottish Rite
Induction to the 33rd Degree of the Scottish rite; the Candidate is led forward where the Book awaits him - watched over by the Skeleton, symbol

1878 Illustration depicting an electrophorus or electrophore. This was a manual capacitive electrostatic generator used
5311462 1878 Illustration depicting an electrophorus or electrophore. This was a manual capacitive electrostatic generator used to produce electrostatic charge via the process of electrostatic

19th century illustration showing a surgeon using an induction balance and earpiece with microphone to locate a bullet
5311498 19th century illustration showing a surgeon using an induction balance and earpiece with microphone to locate a bullet

1878 Illustration depicting an electrophorus or electrophore. This was a manual capacitive electrostatic generator used
5311460 1878 Illustration depicting an electrophorus or electrophore. This was a manual capacitive electrostatic generator used to produce electrostatic charge via the process of electrostatic

Herz's telephone condenser, 1883
3479327 Herz's telephone condenser, 1883; (add.info.: Herz's telephone condenser: by placing this on the line, Herz prevented induction from neighbouring line)

An engraving depicting an apparatus for demonstrating induction by the motion of a coil, 19th century
5311348 An engraving depicting an apparatus for demonstrating induction by the motion of a coil, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Searching for a bullet, 1850
3479302 Searching for a bullet, 1850; (add.info.: Surgeon searching for a bullet using an induction balance and earpiece containing a Hughes microphone)

The Induction of a New Member into the Band of Northern Painters in Rome, c.1660. Creator: Anon
The Induction of a New Member into the Band of Northern Painters in Rome, c.1660

Incidents of the Opening of Parliament (engraving)
1603889 Incidents of the Opening of Parliament (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Incidents of the Opening of Parliament)

Michael Faraday (engraving)
815927 Michael Faraday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michael Faraday (1791-1867)

Michael Faraday FRS (1791-1867), an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry

Early Motor Cars - diagram of first petrol-driven car
Early Motor Cars - diagram of the workings of the first petrol-driven car

Historical Treasures in the Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus, South Kensington (engraving)
1602488 Historical Treasures in the Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus, South Kensington (engraving) by English School

Farmers in France cultivating the ground after World War One were finding unexploded projectiles. In this drawing you can see a operator with a telephone receiver (microphone)

Michael Faraday (engraving)
815946 Michael Faraday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michael Faraday (1791-1867)

Induction (engraving)
2777025 Induction (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Induction. Illustration for Punch, 24 August 1878.); Look and Learn / George Collection

Taming of the Shrew. Induction, Scene II (gravure)
671961 Taming of the Shrew. Induction, Scene II (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taming of the Shrew. Induction, Scene II)

Electricity (engraving)
5207057 Electricity (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Electricity. Illustration for Farrows Military Encyclopedia by Edwards Farrow)

The Agricultural Exhibition at Kilburn (engraving)
1099664 The Agricultural Exhibition at Kilburn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Agricultural Exhibition at Kilburn)

Women conductresses ready for work. a fine lot of girls off for the start of their new careers. July 1940 P010118

An early bomb disposal method to detect unexploded bombs
French soldier holding an electrical induction balance, capable of detecting buried explosive shells. These shells had been causing large numbers of casualties to civilian agricultural workers

Induction of the Speaker elect, House of Commons, c1905. The proposer and seconder conduct the Speaker elect, who according to tradition is supposed to show reluctance to be escorted to the Speakers

Illustration depicting Heinrich Hertzs experiment on electromagnetic waves: Hertzs oscillator. Terminals of an induction coil (bottom left) were connected to condenser A, B

Induction New Member Band Northern Painters Rome
The Induction of a New Member into the Band of Northern Painters in Rome, The Inauguration of a New Member of the Bentveughels in Rome

St Andrew clergymen group Rev Clark-Kerr induction
St. Andrews clergymen, group at Rev. Clark-Kerrs induction on June 5, 1946, Jerusalem, Israel

Michael Faraday - English scientist
Michael Faraday (1791-1867) - English scientist - contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His discoveries included the principles underlying electromagnetic induction

Alexander Graham Bells metal detector, invented in 1881 in order to find the bullet lodged in President James Garfields
BELL: METAL DETECTOR, 1881. Alexander Graham Bells metal detector, invented in 1881 in order to find the bullet lodged in President James Garfields body. Line engraving, 19th century

Michael Faraday (1791-1867). British physicist and chemist. Colored engraving

Magnetoelectric Machine by E. M. Clarke. 19th century. Color
Magnetoelectric Machine by E. M. Clarke. 19th century. Induction machine that amplifies induction currents. These devices are called electrovoltaicos induction apparatus. Colored engraving

MOSES BLESSING JOSHUA. Moses blesses the kneeling Joshua and inducts him into the leadership of the Israelites (Numbers 27: 18-23). Woodcut from the Cologne Bible, 1478-80

The Great Electric Induction Coil at the Polytechnic Institution, 1869

Faradays induction machine

WORLD WAR I: CAMP DIX. Sorting new members of the U. S. Army by height at Camp Dix in Wrightstown
WORLD WAR I: CAMP DIX. Sorting new members of the U.S. Army by height at Camp Dix in Wrightstown, New Jersey. Photograph, fall 1917

WWI: ARMY INDUCTION. Newly drafted members of the U. S. Army arriving at Camp Dix at Wrightstown
WWI: ARMY INDUCTION. Newly drafted members of the U.S. Army arriving at Camp Dix at Wrightstown, New Jersey, during World War I, 1918

MOSES BLESSING JOSHUA. Moses blesses the kneeling Joshua and inducts him into the leadership of the Israelites (Numbers 27: 18-23). Woodcut from the Cologne Bible, 1478-80

de Havilland Canada DHC2 Beaver, CF-HOE, of Laurentian Aie Services fitted with the McPhar continuous wave induction system

Faradays experiment. Electromagnetic induction: inner coil connected to liquid battery, outer coil to galvanometer. Print published London 1882

Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) Italian physicist. On table are two of his inventions, the Voltaic pile (wet battery) on left, and electrophorus

Replica of Michael Faradays electromagnetic induction ring, consisting of wires wrapped around metal ring, 1830s

Motor effect demonstration. Apparatus used to demonstrate the magnetic field produced when an electric current is passed through a wire

Faraday on electrostatic induction, 1836
Faraday on electrostatic induction. Page from the notebooks of British physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867), showing notes and a diagram on electrostatic induction

Faradays induction coil, 1831
Faradays induction coil. This is an iron ring, around which are wounds two insulated coils of copper wire on each side. It was made by Michael Faraday in 1831

Joseph Henry, US physicist
Joseph Henry (1797-1878), American physicist. Henry improved the design of the electromagnet, using a soft iron core wrapped in many turns of wire

Joseph Henry, American physicist
Joseph Henry (1797-1878), American physicist. Henry made numerous discoveries in the field of electromagnetism. In 1829 he made the most powerful electromagnet then known

Hoover Dam generator hall showing seven generator sets. This hydro-electric power station, on the Colorado River, is capable of generating more than 2 million kilowatts of power

Turbine mock-up at Hoover Dam
A walk-in mock-up of a hydroelectric turbine for electrical generation at Hoover Dam. It shows the rotating shaft at centre with attached rotor (black) and fixed stators in the foreground (both sides)

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