Surname G Collection

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), soviet cosmonaut and first man in space. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Portrait of Dr Jesse Greenstein
Portrait of Dr. Jesse Greenstein, an astronomer at Caltech and Mt. Palomar Observatory. The photograph was taken in June 1981

Yuri Gagarin driving through London, UK
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space, driving through London, UK, in an open-top car. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Galileo and his daughter Maria Celeste
Galilei Galileo (1564-1642), Italian physicist and astronomer, being guided by his daughter Maria Celeste (1600-1634), a nun

Stephen Gould, US palaeontologist
Stephen Gould. Caricature of the US palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist, science historian and author Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) holding a collection of his essays called The Pandas Thumb

Igor Golovin, Soviet nuclear physicist
Igor Nikolaevich Golovin (1913-1997), Soviet nuclear physicist. Golovin worked on the Soviet atomic bomb program, and then later did pioneering work on nuclear fusion

Josiah Willard Gibbs, US mathematician
Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903), US mathematician and theoretical physicist. Gibbs graduated from Yale University, USA in 1858 and gained a PhD on gear design in 1863

Yuri Gagarin as a student, 1953
Yuri Gagarin as a student. Students at the Saratov Industrial Polytechnic, Saratov, USSR, in 1953. At centre is Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), who later became famous as the first man in space

Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist and astronomer
Galileo Galilei. Engraving of Galileo Galilei(1564-1642), Italian astronomer and physicist. In1610 he became the first person to use a telescopefor astronomical studies

Karl Friedrich Gauss, caricature C015 / 6709
Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855). Caricature of the German mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss. Gauss contributed to all areas of mathematics, especially to number theory

Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
Vasco da Gama (1460-1524), Portuguese explorer. In 1497, Da Gama was sent by Prince Manuel of Portugal to find a trade route to India

Yuri Gagarin as a teenager, 1950
Yuri Gagarin as a teenager in Russia in 1950. Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) later became famous as the first man in space. Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino near Gzhatsk, Russia

Bernhard von Gudden, German anatomist C018 / 7084
Bernhard von Gudden (1824-1886). 1885 engraving of the German microanatomist and psychiatrist Johann Bernhard Aloys von Gudden

Gagarin in Cuba C014 / 0750
Gagarin in Cuba. Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968, centre), waving to locals during his visit to Havana, Cuba

Kurt Godel, caricature C015 / 6710
Kurt Godel (1906-1978). Caricature of the Austrian-US logician and mathematician Kurt Godel. Godel worked in Vienna, Austria, and then, from 1940, in Princeton, USA

Luigi Galvani statue, Bologna, Italy
Luigi Galvani statue. Italian anatomist Luigi Galvani (1737-1798) noticed that dead frogs twitched when included in a circuit with metals (books and a dissected frog shown here)

John Gladstone, British chemist C013 / 7707
John Gladstone (1827-1902). 19th Century artwork by Leslie Ward ( Spy ) of the British chemist John Hall Gladstone. Gladstone was President of the Physical Society from 1874 to 1876

Charles Goodyear, American inventor
Charles Goodyear (1800-1860), American inventor. Goodyear invented the process of vulcanization, a treatment that hardens rubber and greatly raises its melting temperature

Galen, Greek physician, AD 130-200
Portrait of Galen, a Greek physician born in AD 130 and died in Ad 200. The portrait is from an unnamed book by Ambroise Pare, a French surgeon of the 16th century

Galileos tomb, Florence, Italy
Galileos tomb, in the Santa Croce Basilica, Florence, Italy. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian astronomer and physicist who is famed for his early telescope designs and observations

Roland Garros, French aviator
Roland Garros (1888-1918), French aviator, standing in an aircraft. Garros began flying in 1909, and in 1913 he achieved fame when he made the first non-stop flight across the Mediterranean Sea

Charles Green, British balloonist
Charles Green (1785-1870), British balloonist. Green first ascended in a balloon on 19 July 1821. Between 1821 and 1852, he made 526 ascents

Galileos pendulum observations, 1582
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist, observing the pendulum-like swinging of a lamp in Pisa Cathedral, Italy, in 1582

Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg (1916-2009), Russian physicist and Nobel laureate. Since gaining his doctorate in physics in 1940, Ginzberg worked at the Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow

Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomist
Luigi Galvani (1737-1798). Statue of the Italian anatomist, who noticed that dead frogs twitched when included in a circuit with metals

Boris Gubanov, Soviet rocket engineer
Boris Ivanovich Gubanov (1930-1999), Soviet rocket engineer. Gubanov worked at the Yangel design bureau, and was First Deputy Chief Designer and General Designer from 1972 to 1982

Mikhail Gromov, Soviet transpolar pilot
Mikhail Mikhailovich Gromov (1899-1985), Soviet pilot, wearing aviation clothing for the July 1937 transpolar flight across the North Pole. Gromov was one of three pilots on this pioneering flight

Joseph Gay-Lussac, French chemist
Joseph Gay-Lussac (1778-1850), French chemist. In 1804 Gay-Lussac made balloon ascents to measure changes in magnetism and air composition with altitude

Pope Gregory XIII, Italian pope
Pope Gregory XIII (1502-1585). Statue of the Italian educator Ugo Buoncompagni, who was pope of the Roman Catholic Church between 1572-1585

Asa Gray, American botanist
Asa Gray (1810-1888), American botanist. Gray trained initially as a doctor, obtaining his M.D. in 1831. However, his real interest lay in botany, which he pursued successfully

Galen lecturing on anatomy in Rome
Galen (c.129-200 AD), Ancient Greek physician and anatomist, lecturing on anatomy in Rome, in the Temple of Peace, using animal skeletons (right). Galen came to Rome in 162 AD

Galileo, Italian astronomer
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer and physicist. In 1610, Galileo was the first person to use a telescope for astronomical studies

Fusion research, Dr. Darren Garnier
MODEL RELEASED. Darren Garnier (born 1968), American physicist. Dr Garnier is holding a magnetic levitator, which uses an electromagnet (upper centre) to keep a permanent magnet (centre) suspended

Asa Gray, US botanist
Asa Gray (1810-1888), American botanist. Gray trained initially as a doctor, obtaining his M.D. in 1831. However, his real interest lay in botany, which he pursued successfully

Wolcott Gibbs, US chemist
Wolcott Gibbs (1822-1908), US chemist. Gibbs graduated from Columbia University, USA in 1841 and qualified as a medical doctor in 1845

Johann Gutenberg, German inventor
Johann Gutenberg (1398-1468), German inventor of the printing press. This statue of Gutenberg, carved by Bertel Thorwaldsen (1770-1844), is in Mainz, Germany, Gutenburgs birthplace

Boris Galitsyn, Soviet physicist. Photographed in 1972, in Russia

Galen. Greek physician and anatomist (c. 129-200 AD). His ideas dominated western medicine for 1500 years. Also known as Claudius Galenus, he was born and studied at Pergamum (now in Turkey)

Galileo Galilei. Historical portrait of the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). In 1610, Galileo was the first person to use a telescope for astronomical studies

Portrait of American physicist, Robert Goddard
Portrait of Robert Goddard (1882-1945), American physicist and pioneer of liquid-fuelled rockets. This photograph was taken when Goddard was 42 years old, teaching at Clark University

Geber, Islamic alchemist
Geber (c.722-c.815), Islamic Spanish alchemist, teaching chemistry. Geber is a Latinised form. His full Arabic name is Jabir ibn Hayyan

Galen, 2nd century Greek physician
Galen (130-200 AD), Greek physician, coloured historical artwork. After Galens death, his body of work became a medical authority among Europeans

English physician and physicist William Gilbert
Portrait of William Gilbert, English physician and physicist, born in 1544 and died in 1603. In 1600 Gilbert published a book entitled De Magnete (" Concerning Magnets" )

1584 engraving of Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press. He was born in Mainz (Germany) in 1398 and died in 1468. Before Gutenberg, books were laboriously produced by hand

Frontispiece from Galileos Dialogue
Frontispiece of a book by the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo called Dialogue on the two chief world systems, published in 1632

Title page of William Gilberts De Magnete
Title page of the second edition of William Gilberts De Magnete, published in 1628. The first edition appeared in 1600. Gilbert was an English physician and physicist, born in 1544 and died in 1603

Mummy examination, 19th century
Mummy examination. Egyptologists studying a mummified body from Deir el-Bahri, Egypt. The mortuary temples of Deir el-Bahri are on the west bank of the Nile, across from the city of Luxor

Lucio and Simplicio, conjoined twins
Lucio and Simplicio (1908-1936). Historical image of the Filipino conjoined twin performers Lucio and Simplicio Godina, as children. These twins performed in various sideshow acts in the USA

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"Surname G: A Legacy of Visionaries and Pioneers" Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet cosmonaut who defied gravity and became the first human to journey into space, forever inspiring generations to reach for the stars. Dr Jesse Greenstein's portrait captures the essence of a brilliant mind in astrophysics, whose contributions shaped our understanding of celestial bodies. Igor Golovin, a Soviet nuclear physicist whose groundbreaking research propelled advancements in atomic energy and radiation science. Yuri Gagarin driving through London, UK - an iconic image that symbolizes his global impact as he toured foreign lands after his historic spaceflight. Galileo Galilei and his daughter Maria Celeste - a touching portrayal of their bond amidst Galileo's revolutionary discoveries that reshaped our perception of the universe. Stephen Gould, a US paleontologist known for his captivating writings on evolution and natural history, enlightening readers with his profound insights. Josiah Willard Gibbs, a visionary US mathematician whose foundational work in thermodynamics laid the groundwork for modern physics and engineering principles. The young Yuri Gagarin as a student in 1953 - an early glimpse into the life of an extraordinary individual destined to make history beyond anyone's imagination. Karl Friedrich Gauss depicted humorously in caricature C015 / 6709 - showcasing not only his mathematical genius but also highlighting his playful spirit within academia. Yuri Gagarin as a teenager in 1950 - capturing moments from his formative years when dreams were born before they transformed into reality among distant galaxies.