Physics Collection (page 3)

John Dalton, British chemist C017 / 7114
John Dalton (1766-1844), British chemist, physicist and meteorologist. Daltons atomic theory that explained chemical changes was published in A New System of Chemical Philosophy (1808)

Ernest Rutherford, caricature
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937). Caricature of the New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford, with an electron orbiting his head

Marie Curie, caricature
Marie Curie. Caricature of the Polish chemist Marie Curie (1867-1934), holding a round bottomed flask. Curie is known for her pioneering early work with radioactivity

Lee De Forest, US radio pioneer
Lee De Forest (1873-1961), American radio pioneer, holding the triode valve, or Audion tube, that he invented. De Forest studied at Yale, gaining his doctorate with a thesis on radio waves

Albert Einstein, caricature
Albert Einstein. Caricature of the Swiss-German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for work on the photoelectric effect

Einstein and Eddington, 1930
Einstein and Eddington. German-born physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), at left, was famous for his theories of relativity

Paracelsus (Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim) (1493-1541). Swiss physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist. Engraving

Illustration of Isaac Newtons prism experiment, showing white sunlight split by a prism into the co

Letter fom Albert Einstein to American astronomer George Ellery Hale, written in Zurich, Switzerland, 14 October 1913
EINSTEIN: LETTER, 1913. Letter fom Albert Einstein to American astronomer George Ellery Hale, written in Zurich, Switzerland, 14 October 1913

Isaac Newton, caricature C013 / 7593
Isaac Newton (1642-1727). Caricature of the English physicist, mathematician and alchemist Sir Isaac Newton, holding a rainbow

Pierre de Fermat, caricature C015 / 6714
Pierre de Fermat, caricature

Leonard Euler, caricature C015 / 6711
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783). Caricature of the Swiss mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler. Euler made discoveries in a wide range of fields, including geometry, infinitesimal calculus

James Watt, caricature C015 / 6706
James Watt (1736-1819). Caricature of the Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt. Watt made numerous practical improvements to the steam engine of his day

Erwin Schrodinger, caricature C013 / 7591
Erwin Schrodinger (1887-1961). Caricature of the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger holding a cat. In 1926, Schrodinger published a series of papers that founded the science of quantum wave

Infinity symbol and black hole
Black hole, abstract computer artwork. Matter is spiralling into the black hole, dragged by the immense gravitational forces. This causes the matter to give off high-energy X-rays

Marie Curie, Polish-French physicist
Marie Curie (1867-1934, nee Marya Sklodowska), Polish-French physicist. With her husband Pierre, she isolated the radioactive elements polonium and radium in 1898

Marie and Pierre Curie, French physicists
Marie and Pierre Curie. Marie Curie (1867-1934, nee Marya Sklodowska), was born in Poland. In 1891 she became a student at the Sorbonne university in Paris, France

Micrometer screw gauge. This is an instrument used to accurately measure small distances. Here it is being used to measure the thickness of a piece of wire (upper left)

James Van Allen, US astrophysicist
James Van Allen (1914-2006), US astrophysicist, holding a model of the rocket launcher Juno 1 with the satellite Explorer 1 on the nose cone

James Clark Maxwell with his demon
James Clark Maxwell and his demon, artwork. Maxwell (1831-1879) is best known for his laws of electromagnetism, which laid the foundations for modern physics

Galileo and his daughter Maria Celeste
Galilei Galileo (1564-1642), Italian physicist and astronomer, being guided by his daughter Maria Celeste (1600-1634), a nun

Pierre Curie, French physicist
Pierre Curie (1859-1906), Nobel Prize-winning French physicist. Curie studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he subsequently became an assistant teacher

Oscillating universe theory, artwork. Also called cyclic models, these theories of the origin and nature of the universe postulate that following the Big Bang there is enough mass to reverse

Fruit-powered clock. In this experiment each apple is a voltaic cell. The apples have been connected to make a battery. Copper (orange) and zinc (silver)

Aurora borealis over trees by a river. This coloured light display (the northern lights) is visible in the night sky at high latitudes

Waveforms, abstract artwork
Waveforms. Abstract computer artwork of a surface with a wave rippling through it

JJ Thomson, British nuclear physicist, 1898. Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940), the discoverer of the electron, with his students at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge

Wilhelm Roentgens X-ray photograph of his wifes hand, 1896. Artist: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Wilhelm Roentgens X-ray photograph of his wifes hand, 1896. For his work on electromagnetic radiation and the discovery of X-rays, Roentgen (1845-1923) was awarded the 1901 Nobel prize for Physics

THOMAS EDISON (1847-1931). American inventor. With his Edison Effect lamps in his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory. Photograph, 1915, digitally colored by Granger, NYC

Werner Heisenberg, German physicist C017 / 7123
Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-1976), German physicist. Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on a matrix theory of quantum mechanics

Particle collision, artwork C018 / 0942
Particle collision. Computer artwork of particles colliding and splitting to produce smaller particles. This is the process used by particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

Igor Golovin, Soviet nuclear physicist
Igor Nikolaevich Golovin (1913-1997), Soviet nuclear physicist. Golovin worked on the Soviet atomic bomb program, and then later did pioneering work on nuclear fusion

Josiah Willard Gibbs, US mathematician
Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903), US mathematician and theoretical physicist. Gibbs graduated from Yale University, USA in 1858 and gained a PhD on gear design in 1863

Issac Newton, English physicist
Isaac Newton. Engraving of the English physicist, mathematician and alchemist Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727). As a mathematician Newton discovered the binomial theorem and developed differential

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Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Nicholas of Cusa, Nikolaus Krebs, called (1401-1464). Philosopher, politician and cardinal of the Catholic church. Page of the dialogue De Ludo Globi (the ball game), 1460

Rectification Device
Antique illustration of a DesireSavalles device for rectifying alcohol

Illustration of Isaac Newton watching apple falling from tree

Nuclear fusion, artwork C017 / 7664
Nuclear fusion, computer artwork. At left are the atomic nuclei of deuterium (top left) and tritium (bottom left). Atomic nuclei consist of protons (white and purple) and neutrons (pink)

Model of the ATLAS particle detector C017 / 6987
Lego model of the ATLAS (a toroidal LHC apparatus) particle detector at CERN (the European particle physics laboratory). ATLAS sits around the large hadron collider (LHC) particle accelerator

Anti-proton experiment, Berkeley, 1955 C016 / 8832
Anti-proton experiment. Blackboard showing the provisional results and calculations for a series of experiments carried out in 1955 at the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory to discover the antiproton

Aurora borealis, Druridge Bay, UK
Aurora borealis, Druridge Bay. Rare view of northern lights over Druridge Bay in Northumberland, UK. The aurora borealis is a coloured light display (the northern lights)

Nils and Aage Bohr in laboratory C016 / 8375
Physicists in a laboratory. Physicists Nils and Aage Bohr being shown an early video-microscope used to study nuclear tracks on photographic emulsions

Faraday on magnetism and gravity, 1849
Faraday on magnetism and gravity. Page from the notebooks of British physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867), showing notes and a diagram of an apparatus for investigating magnetism and gravity

The first atomic explosion, 16 July 1945, in New Mexico
FIRST ATOMIC BOMB, 1945. The first atomic explosion, 16 July 1945, in New Mexico

Evolution of the yardstick. The oldest yardstick is at bottom, becoming more modern towards the top. Henry VII (1485-1509) and Elizabeth I (1533- 1603)

Oscilloscope displaying white noise. Oscilloscopes use cathode ray tubes to graphically exhibit variations in voltage or electric current

Electrical insulators and cables at power station
Power station electricity distribution complex. View of several electrical insulators at an electricity distribution facility at a power station

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Exploring the vibrant world of physics, where colors blend like a mesmerizing colour wheel, unveiling the secrets of our universe. Particle tracks lead us on a journey through time and space, capturing the essence of cosmic collisions like Proton Collision C014/1797 and the groundbreaking Higgs Boson event at ATLAS detector C013/6892. Inspired minds like Richard Feynman, depicted in a captivating caricature as he unravels the mysteries of quantum mechanics (C015/6715), have shaped our understanding. From studying celestial wonders such as the Milky Way to unraveling atmospheric phenomena like Northern Lights, physics encompasses it all. The Airpump by Joseph Wright symbolizes humanity's quest for knowledge and discovery. Pioneers like Marie Curie continue to inspire generations with their remarkable contributions to nuclear physics. At CERN's ATLAS detector, we witness extraordinary experiments that push boundaries further than ever before. Behold the breathtaking beauty of Crab Nebula while contemplating conceptual artwork depicting Higgs Boson - an elusive particle that holds profound significance in our understanding of matter and energy.