Innovator Collection (page 2)

William Cooke and Charles Wheatstones five-needle telegraph, patented 1837, (19th century)
William Cooke (1806-1879) and Charles Wheatstones (1802-1875) five-needle telegraph. Patented 1837, installed 1839, (19th century)

Diagram of William Cooke and Charles Wheatstones five-needle telegraph, 1837, (19th century)
Diagram of William Cooke (1806-1879) and Charles Wheatstones (1802-1875) five-needle telegraph. Patented 1837, installed 1839, (19th century)

Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), Nobel prize-winning atomic physicist, c1908
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), New Zealand atomic physicist, c1908. Awarded 1908 Nobel prize for chemistry. Is considered by many to have laid the groundwork for the development of modern nuclear

Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen, German physicist, 1901. The discover of X-rays, Roentgen was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1901. Photograph courtesy of the Nobel Foundation

Albert, Comte de Dion, French engineer, 1899. Together with George Bouton, de Dion (1855-1946) developed a lightweight engine which could be applied to motorcycles

Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer, 1901. Artist: George Hum
Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer, 1901. Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) made his first flight in the balloon Brasil in 1898, and later that year his second balloon, America

Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Artist: Spy
Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born British inventor and engineer, 1904. Whilst resident in America, Maxim (1840-1916) took out patents for, among other things, gas apparatus and electric lamps

John Ericsson (1803-89), engineer
John Ericsson (1803-89) Swedish-born American engineer and inventor. Designed ironclad ship Monitor. Wood engraving

John Ericsson, engineer, 1839
John Ericsson (1803-89), Swedish-born American engineer at the time of his arrival in America in 1839. Wood engraving

John Ericsson, engineer, pictured in the Swedish army
John Ericsson (1803-89), Swedish-born American engineer, as a Lieutenant in the Jamtland Field Chasseurs in the Swedish army. Wood engraving

Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), Italian physicist and radio pioneer
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and radio pioneer. Marconi with typical apparatus, including 10-inch induction coil spark transmitter (right), morse inker and grasshopper key in centre

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