Wilhelm Roentgens X-ray photograph of his wifes hand, 1896. Artist: Wilhelm Conrad RontgenWilhelm 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
Pierre and Marie Curie in their Laboratory, pub. 1898 (photograph). Pierre Curie (1859-1906); Marie Curie (1867-1934); discovered Radium in 1898;
Frederic Joliot and Irene Joliot-Curie, French scientists, 1935. Joliot (1900-1958) became assistant to Marie Curie in 1925
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, German physicist, (c1924). On 8 November 1895, Roentgen (or Rontgen, 1845-1923) discovered what came to be known as X-rays
Anatole France, 1906. Creator: Anders Leonard ZornAnatole France, 1906
Arthur Henderson, 1929, (1935). Creator: UnknownArthur Henderson, 1929, (1935). British iron moulder and Labour politician Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) was the first Labour cabinet minister
Frank Billings Kellogg, US Secretary of State, 1928, (1935). Creator: UnknownFrank Billings Kellogg, US Secretary of State, 1928, (1935). Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) was US Ambassador to Great Britain from 1923-1925
George Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Creator: UnknownGeorge Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925
M. Aristide Briand, 1927. Creator: UnknownM. Aristide Briand, 1927. Aristide Briand (1862-1932), French statesman, served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic
Moissan, c1893. Creator: UnknownMoissan, c1893. Portrait of Ferdinand Moissan (1852-1907), French chemist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds
Marconi, c1893. Creator: James LafayetteMarconi, c1893. Portrait of Italian physicist and inventor Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937). Marconi discovered a way in which waves could be used to send messages from one place to another without
Mr. G. B. Shaw, 1927. Creator: UnknownMr. G. B. Shaw, 1927. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish author, photographer, dramatist, literary critic, socialist and Nobel Prize winner
Signor Marconi, 1927. Creator: UnknownSignor Marconi, 1927. Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) Italian inventor and electrical engineer, Nobel prize winner, entrepreneur and businessman
Madame Curie, c1900, (1914). Creator: UnknownMadame Curie, c1900, (1914). Portrait of Polish physicist and chemist Marie Curie (1867-1934). She and her husband Pierre were two of the first people to work on radioactivity
Professor Albert Einstein, c1928. Creator: UnknownProfessor Albert Einstein, c1928. Portrait of German mathematician and physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) whose main contribution to science was the theory of relativity
Professor Max Planck, c1928. Creator: UnknownProfessor Max Planck, c1928. Portrait of German theoretical physicist Max Planck (1858-1947), winner of the Nobel Prize for physics, responsible for development of Quantum Theory
Professor Walther Nernst, c1928. Creator: UnknownProfessor Walther Nernst, c1928. Portrait of German chemist Walther Nernst (1864-1941), winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry
George Bernard Shaw, c1940s, (c1950). Creator: Bassano LtdGeorge Bernard Shaw, c1940s, (c1950). George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950), Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. From The Outline of Literature, edited by John Drinkwater
Dalai Lama of Tibet (1935 -), spiritual leader of the Buddhist religion
Jose Echegaray, (Madrid, 1832-1916), Spanish playwright, writer, engineer and mathematician, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1904
John Steinbeck, American novelist, c1939. John Ernst Steinbeck III (1902-1968) won the Pulitzer Prize for his 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath
Frank Billings Kellogg, former US Ambassador to Great Britain, making a speech, 1928Frank Billings Kellogg, US Secretary of State, making a speech, 1928. Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) was US Ambassador to Great Britain from 1923-1925
Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist, c1930s. Fleming (1881-1955) discovered the first antibiotic drug, penicillin, in 1928
Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists, preparing to go cycling. Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel
Marie Sklodowska Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1904. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904, together with her husband Pierre and Henri Becquerel
George Bernard Shaw, c1925. George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950), Irish playwright and Nobel Prize in Literature. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler
Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, c1920. Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel Prize winner, seated in her laboratory. (Colorised black and white print)
JJ Thomson, British physicist, c1896-c1915JJ Thomson, British physicist, 1896-1916. Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940) discovered the electron and was a pioneer of nuclear physics
Max Planck (1858-1947), c1918. Winner of the 1918 Nobel prize for physics, responsible for development of Quantum Theory. (Colorised black and white print)
W. B. Yeats, c1900, (1934). William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) a prominent figure of the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years served as an Irish Senator for two terms
Fridtjof Nansen, 1897. Artist: Johan NordhagenFridtjof Nansen, 1897. In 1888 Nansen (1861-1930) made the first crossing of Greenland. He is best known in exploration terms for his three year expedition (1893-1896) aboard the Fram
Dr Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic Explorer, 1893. In 1888 Nansen (1861-1930) made the first crossing of Greenland. He is best known in exploration terms for his three year expedition (1893-1896)
Fridtjof Nansen after his wash and brush up, 1896 (1899). Artist: Frederick George JacksonFridtjof Nansen after his wash and brush up, 1896 (1899). In 1888 Nansen (1861-1930) made the first crossing of Greenland
Swedish author Selma Lagerlof and her mother, Louise, 1909. In 1909 Lagerlof (1858-1940) became the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Girls of Strimi Island, Denmark, c1922. Artist: Danish LegationGirls of Strimi Island, Denmark, c1922. Pictured standing beside the memorial stone of Niels Finsen (1860-1904), the Nobel Prize-winning Danish physician
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
George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, 1893. Artist: W&D DowneyGeorge Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, 1893. The author of such well known works as Pygmalion and Saint Joan, Shaw (1856-1950) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925
Vitalism: Henri Bergson, French philosopher, early 20th century, (1956). Bergson (1859-1941) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1927. From the Picture Post Library
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
Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1917. Marie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre Curie continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel
Sully Prudhomme, French poet, 1905. Rene Francois Armand Sully-Prudhomme, (1839-1907) was awarded the first Nobel prize for Literature in 1901
Octave Mirbeau, French writer, 1905. Mirbeau (1848-1917) was a journalist, art critic, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright. His writings have been translated into thirty languages
Henri Bergson, French philosopher, 1910. Bergson (1859-1941) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1927. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920
Pierre Curie, French chemist and physicist, 1899. Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel
Anatole France, French writer, 1903. Anatole France was the pen name of Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault (1844-1924). He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921
Henri Becquerel, French physicist, late 19th or early 20th century. In 1896 Becquerel (1852-1908) discovered that uranium, when placed on a sealed, light-tight photographic plate, exposed the plate
Romain Rolland, French dramatist, author, art historian and mystic, 1921. Rolland (1866-1944) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915
Louis de Broglie, French physicist, 1933. De Broglies (1892-1987) work on a new branch of quantum physics called wave mechanics won him the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1929
