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Laboratory Collection (page 3)

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Dr. Atkinson in his Laboratory, 15 September 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Dr. Atkinson in his Laboratory, 15 September 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Dr. Atkinson in his Laboratory, 15 September 1911, (1913). Surgeon and parasitologist Edward Atkinson (1881-1929) led the party which found the tent with the bodies of Scott, Bowers and Wilson

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934), Spanish physician and researcher, Nobel

Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934), Spanish physician and researcher, Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Marcelin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist and historian in his lab in 1901

Marcelin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist and historian in his lab in 1901, engraving in L Illustration

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Motor car engine laboratory, Borough Polytechnic, Southwark, London, 1936

Motor car engine laboratory, Borough Polytechnic, Southwark, London, 1936

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Varnish Laboratory, Borough Polytechnic, Southwark, London, 1936

Varnish Laboratory, Borough Polytechnic, Southwark, London, 1936

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Science class for boys, Beaufort House School, Fulham, London, 1908

Science class for boys, Beaufort House School, Fulham, London, 1908. Boys are weighing and measuring objects in a laboratory, supervised by their teacher

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Domestic chemistry class, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1907

Domestic chemistry class, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1907. Female students at work in a laboratory

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Mechanical laboratory, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1912

Mechanical laboratory, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1912

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Boys in a chemistry laboratory, Hackney Downs School, London, 1911

Boys in a chemistry laboratory, Hackney Downs School, London, 1911

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Dr Atkinson in his Laboratory, 1911-1912. Artist: Herbert Ponting

Dr Atkinson in his Laboratory, 1911-1912. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Dr Atkinson in his Laboratory, 1911-1912. Edward Atkinson, the expeditions doctor, took over the leadership of the Terra Nova expeddition after Captain Scott was missing, believed dead

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Laboratory research work, Germany, 1936

Laboratory research work, Germany, 1936. From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin, 1936)

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Lab testing at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Lab testing at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Lab tachnician using a table top test furnace, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist

Lab tachnician using a table top test furnace, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Lab tachnician using a table top test furnace, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A technician at work in the laboratory at the Edgar Allen Steel Co

Background imageLaboratory Collection: A lab tachnician with a Reichter Microscope at a steelworks, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962

A lab tachnician with a Reichter Microscope at a steelworks, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A lab tachnician checks the quality of tungsten carbide with at the Edgar Allen Steel Co

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Lab technician at a steelworks in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Lab technician at a steelworks in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Laboratories were essential for checking the quality of the raw materials

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Lab technician with a slide rule, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962

Lab technician with a slide rule, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Before the invention of cheap electronic calculators, slide rules had to be used to work out formulae

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Laboratory, Edgar Allen Steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962

Laboratory, Edgar Allen Steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Both raw materials and the finished products had to be tested to ensure the quality that Sheffield steel was known for

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Laboratory facility at Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1960. Artist

Laboratory facility at Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1960. Artist
Laboratory facility at Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1960. The Laboratory and testing facility at Spillers at Gainsborough where the company developed new animal feed products

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, c1920

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, c1920. Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel Prize winner, seated in her laboratory. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Research worker with microscope (testing the structure of an aluminium alloy), 1941

Research worker with microscope (testing the structure of an aluminium alloy), 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Research worker with microscope (testing the structure of an aluminium alloy), 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Experimental laboratory: aircraft factory, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton

Experimental laboratory: aircraft factory, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Experimental laboratory: aircraft factory, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Galvanis discovery, 1780 (1894)

Galvanis discovery, 1780 (1894). Italian physiologist Luigi Galvani experimenting on frogs. A professor working in Bologna

Background imageLaboratory Collection: A Chemical Laboratory in 1747, 1747, (1904)

A Chemical Laboratory in 1747, 1747, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Examination Laboratory of the Medico-Legal Service, 1914

Examination Laboratory of the Medico-Legal Service, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Student laboratory, Sterling Chemical Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1926

Student laboratory, Sterling Chemical Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1926
In the student laboratory, Sterling Chemical Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1926. Soapstone table tops supported on metal standards provide working space

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Liebig in His Laboratory-Chemistry, mid 19th century (c1885)

Liebig in His Laboratory-Chemistry, mid 19th century (c1885). German chemist Baron Justus Freiherr von Liebig (1803-1873) was one of the most illustrious chemists of his age; he was the founder of

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Pierre and Marie Curie in their laboratory, 1898 (1951)

Pierre and Marie Curie in their laboratory, 1898 (1951)
Pierre and Marie Curie in their laboratory. 1898, (1951). Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Elixir of Life: The Alchemist, 1558 (1956)

Elixir of Life: The Alchemist, 1558 (1956). From the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Sir JJ Thomson, British physicist, 1932 (1956)

Sir JJ Thomson, British physicist, 1932 (1956). In 1896 Thomson (1856-1940), began experiments on cathode rays, proving that they are particles with a negative charge and much smaller than an atom

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Marcellin Berthelot, French organic chemist and politician, 1903

Marcellin Berthelot, French organic chemist and politician, 1903. Pierre-Eugene Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907) worked on explosives and dyes

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Pieter van Musschenbroek and Andreas Cunaeus, Dutch scientists, c1870. Artist: CL van Kesteren

Pieter van Musschenbroek and Andreas Cunaeus, Dutch scientists, c1870. Artist: CL van Kesteren
Pieter van Musschenbroek and Andreas Cunaeus, Dutch scientists, c1870. In 1745, Musschenbroek and his student, Cunaeus, invented a cheap and convenient device for storing an electric charge

Background imageLaboratory Collection: A laboratory in a London polytechnic, 1926-1927

A laboratory in a London polytechnic, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageLaboratory Collection: The Most Mysterious Substance in Nature - Radium, 1903. Artist: Alfred Hugh Fisher

The Most Mysterious Substance in Nature - Radium, 1903. Artist: Alfred Hugh Fisher
The Most Mysterious Substance in Nature - Radium, 1903. Experiments made in Paris by the discoverers, Pierre and Marie Curie

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Louis Pasteur, 19th century French microbiologist and chemist, (1900)

Louis Pasteur, 19th century French microbiologist and chemist, (1900). Pasteur (1822-1895) developed the pasteurisation process which kills pathogens in milk, wine and foods

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Alchemists laboratory, 1595. Artist: Hans Vredeman de Vries

Alchemists laboratory, 1595. Artist: Hans Vredeman de Vries
Alchemists laboratory, 1595. Illustration from the book Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae (Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom) by Heinrich Khunrath. From a private collection

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Laboratory and chart, 1751-1777

Laboratory and chart, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Currency, minting and cheking the gold coins, c1900

Currency, minting and cheking the gold coins, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

Background imageLaboratory Collection: The electric furnace, 1890-1910

The electric furnace, 1890-1910. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat

Background imageLaboratory Collection: James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist in his laboratory, c1890

James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist in his laboratory, c1890. In 1872 Dewar (1842-1923) invented the vacuum flask, one of which hs is shown holding

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Thomas Alva Edison at Menlo Park, late 1880s

Thomas Alva Edison at Menlo Park, late 1880s. Edison (1847-1931), American physicist and inventor in his laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Justus von Liebig, German chemist, at work in his laboratory, mid 19th century (c1885)

Justus von Liebig, German chemist, at work in his laboratory, mid 19th century (c1885). Liebig (1803-1873) was one of the most illustrious chemists of his age; he was the founder of agricultural

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Checking the quality of saltpetre (nitre, potassium nitrate, or KN03), 1683

Checking the quality of saltpetre (nitre, potassium nitrate, or KN03), 1683. Saltpetre is the principal ingredient in gunpowder, and is still used in the preservation of some foods

Background imageLaboratory Collection: The amateur chemists laboratory bench, 1860. Artist: M & N Hanhart

The amateur chemists laboratory bench, 1860. Artist: M & N Hanhart
The amateur chemists laboratory bench, 1860. The largest item on the bench is a Liebig condenser, a piece of apparatus devised by the German chemist Justus von Liebig (1803-1873)

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Henri Moissan, French chemist, c1883 (1903)

Henri Moissan, French chemist, c1883 (1903). Moissan (1852-1907) working on fluorine in his laboratory at l Ecole de pharmacie, Paris. He isolated fluorine in 1883

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Henri Moissan, French chemist, c1900

Henri Moissan, French chemist, c1900. Moissan (1852-1907) recovering diamonds after dissolving the iron surrounding them after the final stage in his production of artificial diamonds at the Edison

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Thomas Edison, American inventor, in his laboratory, Menlo Park, New Jersey, USA, 1870s (1920s)

Thomas Edison, American inventor, in his laboratory, Menlo Park, New Jersey, USA, 1870s (1920s)
Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor, in his laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey, USA, working on the perfection of the incandescent light bulb, 1870s (1920s)

Background imageLaboratory Collection: Alchemical laboratory showing various forms of furnace and vessels, 1652

Alchemical laboratory showing various forms of furnace and vessels, 1652. From Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole. (London, 1652)

Background imageLaboratory Collection: The four great alchemists, 1652. Artist: Robert Vaughan

The four great alchemists, 1652. Artist: Robert Vaughan
The four great alchemists, 1652. From left to right: Al-Jabir (Geber, 14th century Spanish); Arnald or Arnold of Villanova (Spanish, c1240-c1310); Rhazes (Abu Bakr Abu Bakr al-Razi)



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