Invent Collection

Edisons Vitascope
This was one of Edisons several ingenious but ultimately impracticable attempts to invent the motion picture

Futuristic airplane flying over St Pauls at night. This drawing is a vision of what air travel was going to look like in 1950, a quasi-human form

The Progress of the Century: The Lightning Steam Press, The Electric Telegraph
3710042 The Progress of the Century: The Lightning Steam Press, The Electric Telegraph, The Locomotive, The Steamboat, 1876 (lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

DAPHNIS
Daphnis, a Sicilian shepherd, son of Hermes, not only has a romantic affair with Chloe but finds time to invent pastoral poetry, with a little help from Pan and the Muses

Rontgen, Wilhelm Conrad (1845-1923). German physicist. Rontg
Rontgen, Wilhelm Conrad (1845-1923). German physicist. Discovered Roentgen rays or X-ray (1895). In 1901 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics

Rontgen, Wilhelm Conrad (1845-1923). German physicist. Discovered Roentgen rays or X-ray (1895)
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923). German physicist. Discovered Rontgen rays or X-ray (1895). In 1901 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Rontgen exploring a child with X-ray device by 1900

A Scientist In A Laboratory

Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891). Pantelegraph. Colored engravin
Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891). Pantelegraph patented in 1861 for sending and receiving images over long distances through the telegraph. Colored engraving

Electric telegraph receiver by Foy and Breguet
Electrical needle telegraph receiver developed in 1842 by Alphonse Foy and Louis Francois Clement Breguet (1804-1883). Back. Nineteenth century colored engraving

Newcomen steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. It consisted of a pump designed to reduce water steam in the galleries of mines. Engraving

Phonoplex telegraph invented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Engraving

Quadrant telegraph by Breguet
Quadrant telegraph by Louis Francois Clement Breguet (1804-1883). Nineteenth century colored engraving

Medieval History. 15th century. Study of a flying machine used in sieges. Chantilly Castle. France

Africa. European settler instructing the natives by Magic L
Africa. European settler instructing the natives by a projection with the unit called Magic Lantern. Colored engraving from 1879

Experiments on the phone from Dr. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), to transmit the human voice over long distances. Boston, 1877. United States. 19th-century colored engraving

Heilmann / Cotton Machine
Josua Heilmann, the German innovator is inspired by watching his wife combing their daughters hair to invent a combing machine for cotton. Date: 1796 - 1848

Phonoplex telegraph invented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Engraving

Experiments on the phone from Dr. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), to transmit the human voice over long distances. Boston, 1877, USA. 19th-century colored engraving

Africa. European settler instructing the natives by a projection with the unit called Magic Lantern. Colored engraving from 1879

WATT, James (Greenok 1736-Heathfield, 1819). Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. Nineteenth-century engraving

Diagrams by Benjamin Franklin, from An Account of the New Invented Pennsylvanian Fire Places
FRANKLIN: FIRE PLACES, 1744. Diagrams by Benjamin Franklin, from An Account of the New Invented Pennsylvanian Fire Places. Printed and sold by Franklin in Philadelphia, 1744

Uncle Sam - Now Let Some of the Other Fellows Invent Something : cartoon by Charles Nelan (1858-1904) from New York Herald 9 January 1898..Uncle Sam in workshop, surrounded by Typewriter, Phonograph

Bird Migration. The lantern of the Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall, England, being used to observe migrating birds

Newcomen steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. It consisted of a pump designed to reduce water steam in the galleries of mines. Engraving

Ja Roebling / World Invent
JOHN AUGUSTUS ROEBLING American engineer and industrialist, born in Germany

Gm Pullman / World Invent
GEORGE MORTIMER PULLMAN American inventor who designed the Pullman railway car

Mccormick / Cyrus / W Invent
CYRUS HALL MCCORMICK American inventor and industrialist, best known for his reaping machine

Lippershey / World Invent
HANS LIPPERSHEY or LIPPERSHEIM Dutch spectacle maker, credited with invention of the telescope (1608)

Jac Charles / World Invent
JACQUES-ALEXANDRE-CESAR CHARLES French scientist and balloonist

Franklin / Worlds Invent
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN American scientist and statesman

El Zalinski / World Invent
EDMUND LOUIS ZALINSKI American weapons designer, born in Poland

Kw Siemens / World Invent
KARL WILHELM SIEMENS later SIR CHARLES WILLIAM German-English electrical engineer and industrialist

Robert Fulton (W Invent)
ROBERT FULTON - American engineer and artist

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"Invent: Unleashing the Power of Human Ingenuity" From Edison's Vitascope to Rontgen's X-ray, throughout history, inventors have revolutionized our world. Their creations, like filing cabinets and futuristic airplanes flying over St Pauls, have shaped the course of humanity. Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, a German physicist, discovered Roentgen rays or X-rays in 1895. This groundbreaking invention opened up new possibilities in medicine and imaging technology. Thomas Newcomen's Newcomen steam engine invented in 1712 marked a significant milestone in industrialization. It paved the way for advancements that propelled society forward. The Phonoplex telegraph by Thomas Alva Edison further transformed communication systems. Alongside inventions like The Lightning Steam Press and The Electric Telegraph, it accelerated global connectivity and information exchange. Giovanni Caselli's Pantelegraph showcased his visionary genius with its colored engravings. This invention bridged distances through visual communication like never before. Breguet's Quadrant telegraph and Foy and Breguet's Electric telegraph receiver exemplify how inventors continuously improved upon existing technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Invention is not limited to specific eras; it is an ongoing process that propels us towards progress. Each innovation builds upon previous achievements as we strive to unlock new frontiers of human potential. DAPHNIS - an embodiment of creativity - reminds us that imagination knows no bounds when it comes to inventing solutions for complex problems. With every breakthrough comes the opportunity to shape a better future for all mankind. Inventors are the architects of change who dare to dream big and challenge conventional wisdom. They ignite sparks of inspiration that fuel our collective journey towards a brighter tomorrow – where limitations are shattered by inventive minds seeking novel solutions at every turn.