Samuel Sambursky. Photograph by Alfred Bernheim.

A man brings his young wife to a natural philosopher's establishment so that she may receive electric stimulation. Lithograph by C. Motte after J. Madou.

Unveiling of the statue of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, attended by a large crowd, Glasgow, 8th October 1913; Glasgow University in the background. Photograph, 1913.

A canon at Cuzco, Peru, in his study, studying natural sciences while his adopted children fight. Wood engraving by Picard after E. Riou.

xviii, 363 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm

Einstein for the 21st century : his legacy in science, art, and modern culture / Peter L. Galison, Gerald Holton, and Silvan S. Schweber, editors.

xiv, 406 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm.

André-Marie Ampère / James R. Hofmann.

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

M0004624: Portrait of Marie Curie (1867-1934)

Genius : Richard Feynman and modern physics / James Gleick.

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

M0000145: Portrait of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), mathematician and physicist

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Einstein for the 21st century : his legacy in science, art, and modern culture / Peter L. Galison, Gerald Holton, and Silvan S. Schweber, editors.

André-Marie Ampère / James R. Hofmann.

M0004624: Portrait of Marie Curie (1867-1934)

Genius : Richard Feynman and modern physics / James Gleick.

M0000145: Portrait of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), mathematician and physicist

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Einstein for the 21st century : his legacy in science, art, and modern culture / Peter L. Galison, Gerald Holton, and Silvan S. Schweber, editors.

André-Marie Ampère / James R. Hofmann.

M0004624: Portrait of Marie Curie (1867-1934)

Genius : Richard Feynman and modern physics / James Gleick.

M0000145: Portrait of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), mathematician and physicist

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