Engineer Collection (page 9)

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, with his family, 1882. Eiffels (1832-1923) most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris Exposition of 1889

Clement Ader, French engineer and inventor, 1915. Ader (1841-1925) is best known for his work in aviation. In 1890 his aircraft Eole became the first self-propelled aircraft to take off and fly

Sir Joseph Whitworth, British mechanical engineer, 1887. Whitworth (1803-1887) produced the standard screw thread which bears his name and invented numerous machine tools

John Ericsson, Swedish-born American engineer and inventor, (c1880). Artist: Whymper
John Ericsson, Swedish-born American engineer and inventor, (c1880). On moving to the USA in 1839, Ericsson designed many warships including the Monitor (1861)

Jan Leeghwater, Dutch mill builder and hydraulic engineer, 1608 (c1870). Artist: W Steelink
Jan Leeghwater, Dutch mill builder and hydraulic engineer 1608 (c1870). Leeghwater was responsible for begiining the process of the reclamation of land from the North Sea in the Netherlands

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, Irish-Scottish mathematician, physicist and engineer, 1877. Kelvin (1824-1907) was a leader in the physical sciences of the 19th century

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), 16th century (1849). Da Vinvi was an Italian artist, engineer, scientist and inventor whose drawings featured ideas such as a spinning wheel and a flying machine

Professor William Edward Ayrton (1847-1908), British physicist and electrical engineer, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Professor William Edward Ayrton (1847-1908), British physicist and electrical engineer, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London)

Lazare Carnot, French politician, engineer, and mathematician, 1898. Artist: Gilbert
Lazare Carnot, French politician, engineer, and mathematician, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban, French military engineer, 1898. Artist: Gilbert
Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban, French military engineer, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Sir Hugh Middleton (1560-1631), 1824. Artist: E Scriven
Sir Hugh Middleton (1560-1631), 1824. Middleton was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine owner and self-taught engineer

Francisco Javier Cisneros (1836-1898), Cuban Railway Engineer and Political Activist, c1910
Francisco Javier Cisneros (1836-1898), Cuban Railway Engineer and Political Activist during Cubas fight for independence, c1910

Eduard Ivanovich Totleben (1818-1884) Russian soldier. General Totleben (or Todleben) was a famous military engineer and general

The death of Leonardo de Vinci, 1519. Artist: Walker
The death of Leonardo de Vinci, 1519. One of the greatest figures of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo (1452-1519) died at Clos Luce, Amboise, France, on 2nd May 1519

Views in the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, c1880. The boilerhouse, grindery, annealing furnaces, brasswork, forges. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I

In the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, c1880. The shot and shell foundry, the shot yard, bullet making, carriage department, turning room, and forging a breech coil

The pump shop in a Cornwall works, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Joseph Whitworth, British engineer, entrepreneur and inventor, c1880. Whitworth (1803-1887) produced the standard screw thread which bears his name and invented numerous machine tools

Sir Henry Bessemer, English engineer, c1880. Portrait of Bessemer (1813-1898), inventor of the Bessemer process for the mass production of steel

John Smeaton, 18th century English civil engineer, (c1850). Smeaton (1724-1792) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society after presenting several papers on instruments and mechanical subjects

Leonardo da Vinci, (1452-1519). Artist: H C Maguire
Leonardo da Vinci, (1452-1519). Portrait of Leonardo. Hand-coloured later

Sir Henry Bessemer, inventor and engineer, 1881. Bessemer (1813-1898) was a prolific inventor, but is best known for discovering the Bessemer Process for manufacturing steel

John Fowler, civil engineer, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
John Fowler, civil engineer, 1882. Together with Benjamin Baker, Fowler (1817-1898) designed the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland

Charles William Siemens, DCL, FRS, German electrical engineer and inventor, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Charles William Siemens, DCL, FRS, German electrical engineer and inventor, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Sir Joseph Bazalgette, CB, British civil engineer, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Joseph Bazalgette, CB, British civil engineer, 1877. Bazalgettes major achievements were in the field of public health engineering

James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and astronomer, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and astronomer, 1877. Nasmyth is best known for his invention of the steam hammer. From Men of Mark

Leonardo da Vinci, 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving of Leonardo (1452-1519) from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

Leonardo da Vinci, 19th century. Artist: James Posselwhite
Leonardo da Vinci, 19th century. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian artist, engineer, scientist and inventor whose drawings featured ideas such as a spinning wheel and a flying machine

James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, (1870). Artist: William Holl
James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, (1870). Watts (1736-1819) improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution

Lord Kelvin, Irish-Scottish mathematical physicist and engineer, (c1924). Kelvin (1824-1907) was a leader in the physical sciences of the 19th century

George Constantinescu, Romanian scientist, engineer and inventor, (c1924). George (Gogu) Constantinescu (1881-1965) registered over 130 inventions during his scientific career

Karl Wilhelm Siemens, German engineer and pioneer of electrical power, (c1924). Siemens (also known as Charles William Siemens, 1823-1883) trained as a mechanical engineer

James Hall Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and inventor, (c1924). Nasmyth (sometimes spelled Nasmith, 1808-1890) was famous for his development of the steam hammer

James Henry Greathead, British engineer, (1934). Greathead (1844-1896) worked on the underground railway networks of London

Guglielmo Marchese Marconi, Italian electrical engineer, (c1924). Marconi (1874-1937) is known for the development of a practical wireless telegraphy system

Knut Fraenkel, Swedish engineer and arctic explorer, (1931). Fraenkel (1870-1897) was one of the three members of Salomon August Andrees ill-fated Arctic hydrogen balloon expedition of 1897

Salomon August Andree, Swedish engineer and aeronaut, (1931). Andree (1854-1897) perished during a failed attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon

James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, 19th century. Artist: CE Wagstaff
James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, 19th century. Watts (1736-1819) improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution

Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet, Scottish engineer, 19th century. Portrait of Fairbairn (1789-1874)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer, c1880. Artist: DJ Pound
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer, c1880. Portrait of Brunel (1806-1859) published in a supplement to the Illustrated News of the World, London

Robert Stephenson, English civil engineer, 1880. Artist: DJ Pound
Robert Stephenson, English civil engineer, 1880. Stephenson (1803-1859) was the only son of George Stephenson, the famed railway

Portrait of Pierre-Paul Riquet Sieur de Caramon, 17th century. Artist: Jean de Troy
Portrait of Pierre-Paul Riquet Sieur de Caramon, 17th century. Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609-1680) was a French engineer and canal builder who built the Canal du Midi

Ernst Werner von Siemens 19th century German inventor and industrialist, (1900). Siemens (1816-1892) co-invented an electroplating process (1841) and also developed an electric dynamo

Sir Henry Bessemer, 19th century English engineer, (1900). Bessemer (1813-1898) was a prolific inventor, but is best known for discovering the Bessemer Process for manufacturing steel

James Watt, Scottish engineer, (1833). Artist: CE Wagstaff
James Watt, Scottish engineer, (1833). Watts (1736-1819) improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution

John Smeaton, English civil engineer, (1833). Artist: R Woodman
John Smeaton, English civil engineer, (1833). Smeaton (1724-1792) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society after presenting several papers on instruments and mechanical subjects

George Stephenson, English mechanical engineer, (1899). Artist: E Stodart
George Stephenson, English mechanical engineer, (1899). In 1813 Stephenson (1781-1848) was commissioned to design his first steam locomotive, Blucher, for the Killingworth Colliery in Tyne and Wear

Commandant et Ingenieur de Barricades, Paris Commune, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled Types de la Commune. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris

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