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Famous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection (#5)

Step into the world of groundbreaking discoveries and revolutionary inventions with our Famous Inventors and Scientists Historic Metal Prints collection. Each print showcases iconic figures from the annals of science and technology, meticulously crafted in stunning metal print format. From the mind of Galileo Galilei to the laboratory of Marie Curie, these metal prints are not just decorative pieces, but a testament to human ingenuity and the spirit of innovation. Bring a piece of history into your home or office and be inspired by the brilliance and determination of these legendary figures.

660 Metal Prints

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Otto von Guericke, German scientist (1602-1686) with the famous Magdeburg hemispheres (chromolitho)

Otto von Guericke, German scientist (1602-1686) with the famous Magdeburg hemispheres (chromolitho)
724738 Otto von Guericke, German scientist (1602-1686) with the famous Magdeburg hemispheres (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto von Guericke)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Diagram showing the decomposition of light - Structure of Solar rays

Diagram showing the decomposition of light - Structure of Solar rays
746737 Diagram showing the decomposition of light - Structure of Solar rays. 1855 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Vacuum Flask (chromolitho)

Vacuum Flask (chromolitho)
2802074 Vacuum Flask (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vacuum Flask. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Hans Lippershey (chromolitho)

Hans Lippershey (chromolitho)
2802549 Hans Lippershey (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hans Lippershey)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Professor Jacques Alexander Cesar Charles (chromolitho)

Professor Jacques Alexander Cesar Charles (chromolitho)
2802546 Professor Jacques Alexander Cesar Charles (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Jacques Alexander Cesar Charles)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: John Adolph Dahlgren (chromolitho)

John Adolph Dahlgren (chromolitho)
2802536 John Adolph Dahlgren (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Adolph Dahlgren)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Karl Wilhelm Stephens (chromolitho)

Karl Wilhelm Stephens (chromolitho)
2802529 Karl Wilhelm Stephens (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Wilhelm Stephens)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Sir Rowland Hill (chromolitho)

Sir Rowland Hill (chromolitho)
2802528 Sir Rowland Hill (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Rowland Hill)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: George Stephenson (chromolitho)

George Stephenson (chromolitho)
2802527 George Stephenson (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Stephenson)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (chromolitho)

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (chromolitho)
2802514 Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Richard March Hoe (chromolitho)

Richard March Hoe (chromolitho)
2802513 Richard March Hoe (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard March Hoe)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Giovanni Schiaparelli and the surface of the Moon at sunrise (chromolitho)

Giovanni Schiaparelli and the surface of the Moon at sunrise (chromolitho)
2782929 Giovanni Schiaparelli and the surface of the Moon at sunrise (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Johannes Kepler and a total eclipse of the Sun (chromolitho)

Johannes Kepler and a total eclipse of the Sun (chromolitho)
2782928 Johannes Kepler and a total eclipse of the Sun (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Kepler and a total eclipse of the Sun)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: The Farini Waltzes, by R Coote

The Farini Waltzes, by R Coote
Promotional music sheet for The Farini Waltzes of circa 1860s by R. Coote. The Great Farini (real name William Leonard Hunt) was famous as a trapeze artist

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Seated portrait of Edgar Allan Poe. 1876 (Daguerreotype )

Seated portrait of Edgar Allan Poe. 1876 (Daguerreotype )
1775630 Seated portrait of Edgar Allan Poe. 1876 (Daguerreotype ) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 49) was an American author, poet

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: T A Edison is working on a new invention (b / w photo)

T A Edison is working on a new invention (b / w photo)
2798534 T A Edison is working on a new invention (b/w photo) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: T A Edison is working on a new invention)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: The Great Inventors, Edison in his new workshop in Lewelleyn Park, Orange (colour litho)

The Great Inventors, Edison in his new workshop in Lewelleyn Park, Orange (colour litho)
2798533 The Great Inventors, Edison in his new workshop in Lewelleyn Park, Orange (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Inventors)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Steam Turbine (chromolitho)

Steam Turbine (chromolitho)
2802117 Steam Turbine (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam Turbine. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Benjamin Franklin (chromolitho)

Benjamin Franklin (chromolitho)
2802556 Benjamin Franklin (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Thomas Alva Edison (chromolitho)

Thomas Alva Edison (chromolitho)
2802543 Thomas Alva Edison (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Alva Edison)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: James Reynolds (chromolitho)

James Reynolds (chromolitho)
2802542 James Reynolds (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Reynolds. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Sir Charles Wheatstone (chromolitho)

Sir Charles Wheatstone (chromolitho)
2802540 Sir Charles Wheatstone (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Charles Wheatstone)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Erastus Brigham Bigelow (chromolitho)

Erastus Brigham Bigelow (chromolitho)
2802531 Erastus Brigham Bigelow (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erastus Brigham Bigelow)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Joseph Von Fraunhofer (chromolitho)

Joseph Von Fraunhofer (chromolitho)
2802523 Joseph Von Fraunhofer (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Von Fraunhofer)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: George Mortimer Pullman (chromolitho)

George Mortimer Pullman (chromolitho)
2802518 George Mortimer Pullman (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Mortimer Pullman)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: James Buchanan Eads (chromolitho)

James Buchanan Eads (chromolitho)
2802516 James Buchanan Eads (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Buchanan Eads)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: John Ericsson (chromolitho)

John Ericsson (chromolitho)
2802510 John Ericsson (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Ericsson. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Robert Fulton (chromolitho)

Robert Fulton (chromolitho)
2802509 Robert Fulton (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Fulton. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Sir Humphry Davy (chromolitho)

Sir Humphry Davy (chromolitho)
2802508 Sir Humphry Davy (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Humphry Davy)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Arkwrights Spinning Machine (chromolitho)

Arkwrights Spinning Machine (chromolitho)
2802075 Arkwrights Spinning Machine (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arkwrights Spinning Machine)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Dr Louis Pasteur in his laboratory (gravure)

Dr Louis Pasteur in his laboratory (gravure)
665198 Dr Louis Pasteur in his laboratory (gravure) by Edelfelt, Albert Gustaf Aristides (1854-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Louis Pasteur in his laboratory)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Nicolaus Copernicus and a fall of shooting stars (chromolitho)

Nicolaus Copernicus and a fall of shooting stars (chromolitho)
735999 Nicolaus Copernicus and a fall of shooting stars (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolaus Copernicus and a fall of shooting stars)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Evariste Galois (1811-32), 1848 (engraving) (b / w photo)

Evariste Galois (1811-32), 1848 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163747 Evariste Galois (1811-32), 1848 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Galois, Alfred (fl. 1840); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: The Codex Hammer or Codex Leicester, pages 48-51, 1508-12 (sepia ink on linen paper)

The Codex Hammer or Codex Leicester, pages 48-51, 1508-12 (sepia ink on linen paper)
CH376610 The Codex Hammer or Codex Leicester, pages 48-51, 1508-12 (sepia ink on linen paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: William Herschel and the Great Comet of 1831 (chromolitho)

William Herschel and the Great Comet of 1831 (chromolitho)
2782930 William Herschel and the Great Comet of 1831 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Herschel and the Great Comet of 1831)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Johann Caspar Horner, Swiss physicist, mathematician and astronomer (engraving)

Johann Caspar Horner, Swiss physicist, mathematician and astronomer (engraving)
6014532 Johann Caspar Horner, Swiss physicist, mathematician and astronomer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Caspar Horner (1774-1834)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel, Grassmarket (engraving)

Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel, Grassmarket (engraving)
5208999 Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel, Grassmarket (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel, Grassmarket)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: The Astrologers Tower, A Day Dream (engraving)

The Astrologers Tower, A Day Dream (engraving)
5208985 The Astrologers Tower, A Day Dream (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Astrologers Tower, A Day Dream)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Sun Spots as seen by James Nasmyth, 5 June 1864 (engraving)

Sun Spots as seen by James Nasmyth, 5 June 1864 (engraving)
5208982 Sun Spots as seen by James Nasmyth, 5 June 1864 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sun Spots as seen by James Nasmyth, 5 June 1864)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: The Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh (engraving)

The Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh (engraving)
5208976 The Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: The great American inventor Edison on a test trip with his new automobile engine (colour litho)

The great American inventor Edison on a test trip with his new automobile engine (colour litho)
2814954 The great American inventor Edison on a test trip with his new automobile engine (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Gail Borden (chromolitho)

Gail Borden (chromolitho)
2802550 Gail Borden (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gail Borden. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Alfred Krupp (chromolitho)

Alfred Krupp (chromolitho)
2802535 Alfred Krupp (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Krupp. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Hydraulic Press (chromolitho)

Hydraulic Press (chromolitho)
2802112 Hydraulic Press (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hydraulic Press. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Santos-Dumonts Aeroplane Motor (chromolitho)

Santos-Dumonts Aeroplane Motor (chromolitho)
2802108 Santos-Dumonts Aeroplane Motor (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Santos-Dumonts Aeroplane Motor)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Rene Antoine Ferchault De Reaumur (chromolitho)

Rene Antoine Ferchault De Reaumur (chromolitho)
2802548 Rene Antoine Ferchault De Reaumur (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rene Antoine Ferchault De Reaumur)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: James Nasmyth (chromolitho)

James Nasmyth (chromolitho)
2802541 James Nasmyth (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Nasmyth. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Background imageFamous inventors and scientists Metal Print Collection: Robert Stephenson (chromolitho)

Robert Stephenson (chromolitho)
2802526 Robert Stephenson (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Stephenson)



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