Pioneer Collection (page 9)

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

Famous aviators, cover of L Illustration, 4 September 1909. Aviators present at the Grande semaine d aviation de la Champagne, the worlds first aviation meeting

Louis Bleriot on his way to the Savoy Hotel, London, 25 July 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936) passes cheering crowds after making the first successful powered flight across the Engliah

Louis Bleriot on the pier at Dover after his flight across the English Channel, 25 July 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936)

Hubert Latham prepares to take off after Louis Bleriot, near Calais, France, 25 July 1909. Flying an Antoinette aircraft, French aviator Hubert Latham (1883-1912)

Telegraphs, 1871. Artist: Coide
Telegraphs, 1871. A caricature of John Pender (1815-1896), British pioneer of submarine telegraphy. In 1852, Pender became a director of the Atlantic Telegraph Company

Alan Cobhams De Havilland DH50 landing on the Tigris, Iraq, 1926. During his Australia and Back flight. Cobham (1894-1973) set several records for long-distance flights

Wilbur Wright, American aviation pioneer, 1908 (1956). Wright, together with his brother Orville, was an American co-inventor of aircraft

Louis Lumiere, French photographer and cinematographer, 1937. In collaboration with his brother Auguste, Louis Lumiere (1864-1948) was a pioneer of cinematography

Fernand Forest, French inventor, 1888. Forest (1851-1914) played an important role in the development of the internal combustion engine and the motor car

Jean Mermoz, French pilot, 1935. Mermoz (1901-1936) was a pioneering airmail pilot, flying between France and Africa and South America. He disappeared over the sea during a flight in December 1936

Louis Bleriot, pioneering French aviator, 1909. Bleriot (1872-1936) made his fortune through manufacturing acetylene headlamps for motor cars but he is famous for being the first person to fly across

Blanchards Balloon, 1790 (1912). Etched on metal. Jean Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) was a prominent French pioneering balloonist

Edouard Branly, French physicist, 1900. Branly (1844-1940) was a pioneer of early radio and inventor of the coherer (1892)

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

Wilbur Wright, American aviator, and Leon Bollee, French inventor and car manufacturer, 1908. The pair are photographed outside Bollees factory

The Way of the Voortrekker, 1931. Originally from Travels Into the Interior of South Africa, volume I, by John Barrow. Plate taken from Historic Farms of South Africa, by Dorothea Fairbridge

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 17th century Dutch scientist and microscopy pioneer, c1870. Artist: W Steelink
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 17th century Dutch scientist and microscopy pioneer, c1870. It was probably as a result of his use of lenses in examining cloth as a drapers apprentice that led to

Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), English novelist, 19th century (1908). A contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, Marryat is noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story

Joseph Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, 1926. Lister made important discoveries on the microscopical investigations of inflammation and the coagulation of blood

Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), Irish-born Scottish mathematician and physicist, 1926. Born William Thomson, Lord Kelvin was a pioneer of thermodynamics and electromagnetic theory

Loie Fuller (1862-1928), pioneer of modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques, 1902-1903
Loie Fuller, pioneer of modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques, 1902-1903. Loie Fuller was an American dancer who came to perform at the Folies-Bergere in Paris in 1892

Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 19th century. Artist: J Brain
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783-1862), English physiologist and surgeon, 19th century. Brodie pioneered research into bone and joint disease

A winter hut in the Saskatchewan country, Canada, 1877. Log cabin and sledge with huskies

Jack Johnson, American boxer, (1938). Nicknamed the Galveston Giant, Jack Johnson (1878-1946) became world champion in 1908 when he defeated Canadas Tommy Burns in Sydney

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist, 1848. Gay-Lussac (1778-1850) made balloon ascents to investigate terrestrial magnetism and composition

Louis Daguerre, French photography pioneer, c1845-1851. Daguerre (1787-1851) is recognized for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography

Printing press, 1511, (1893). Title page of Hegesippus, printed by Jodocus Badius Ascensius, Paris, 1511. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Prussian and French soldiers of 1704 (19th century)

Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), German historian, 1886. Artist: Wilhelm Auguste Rudolf Lehmann
Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), German historian, 1886. From The Graphic, 28 June 1886

A Shop in Klondyke, c1900. French advertising for Liebigs extract of meat

Wedgwood at work, (c1880). Artist: Butterworth and Heath
Wedgwood at work, (c1880). Ceramics pioneer Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) in his workshop. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London)

Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer, (c1850). Newtons discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Thomas Sydenham, 17th century English physician, (c1850). Sydenham (1624-1689) has been described as the father of English medicine

Leonhard Euler, 18th century Swiss mathematician and physicist, (1836). Artist: B Holl
Leonhard Euler, 18th century Swiss mathematician and physicist, (1836). Euler (1707-1783) was one of the founders of pure mathematics

Julius Robert von Mayer (1814-1878), German physician and physicist, 1900. In 1842, von Mayer described the vital chemical process - now referred to as oxidation - as the primary source of energy for

William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877), British photography pioneer, 1900. Artist: Blechinger
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877), British photography pioneer, 1900. Talbot is best known for his development of the calotype

Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French photographer, 1900. Although he was also an artist and a chemist, Daguerre is most famous for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussacs hot air balloon ascent, Paris, September 1804 (1900). On this flight, French chemist and physicist Gay-Lussac (1778-1850)

Joseph Lister, British surgeon, (20th century). Lister (1827-1912) pioneered the use of antiseptics in surgery. He made important discoveries on the microscopical investigations of inflammation

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist, (20th century). Lamarck (1744-1829) formulated the doctrine of Transformism (also known as Lamarckism)

Sir Alan Cobham, British pioneer aviator, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Sir Alan Cobham, British pioneer aviator, 1926. Portrait of Cobham (1894-1973) who set several records for long-distance flights, and pioneered in-flight refueling

Robert Owen, Welsh socialist and social reformer, (1903). Owens (1771-1858) New Lanark Mills in Scotland, which he bought in c1799, featured pioneering social and industrial welfare programmes

Nicolas Copernicus, Polish astronomer and mathematician. Copernicus (1473-1543) is considered to be the father of modern astronomy and founder of heliocentric cosmology

Jack Curlings narrow escape from a ferocious bear, 1855. A engraving from the Cassells Illustrated Family Paper, (London, 1855)

Dorothy Arzner, American film director, 1933. Arzner (1897-1979) was a pioneering director during the Golden Age of Hollywood, a period in which there were hardly any women directors

Arthur Phillip, British Admiral and colonial governor, (1886). Artist: W Macleod
Arthur Phillip, British Admiral and colonial governor, (1886). Phillip (1738-1814) was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent

Charles Darwin, renowned naturalist and thinker, (1900). Darwin (1809-1882) put forward the modern theory of evolution and proposed the principle of evolution by natural selection

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