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Walt Whitman

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Walter "Walt" Whitman ( 1819 -1892 )  This image was made in 1887 in New York , by photographer George C. Cox . License

Groucho Marx

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Groucho Marx (1890-1977) License

Albert Einstein

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  Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) license  Albert Einstein 1933,  colorized

Sir Andrew Noble - color

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Lisenssi Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish physicist and artillery expert who is considered a founder of the science of ballistics. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1831, Noble studied at the Edinburgh Academy and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. After graduating from Woolwich, he served as an artillery officer in the British Army during the Crimean War. After the war, Noble became a research engineer for the Armstrong Whitworth armaments company. He quickly became a leading expert in ballistics, and his work helped to improve the accuracy and range of British artillery. Noble's most significant contribution to ballistics was his development of the "Noble formula," which is used to calculate the trajectory of a projectile. This formula is still in use today. Noble also played a key role in the development of the Armstrong breech-loading gun, which was a major advance in artillery technology. This gun was used by the British Army in the Boer War and in W...

Nikola Tesla

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Nikola Tesla by Napoleon Sarony c 1898 Nikola Tesla 1856 –1943 File/Licensing

Salvador Dalí

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Salvador Dalí in 1965 File/Licensing

Jack the Ripper, Viiltäjä-Jack, Walter Sickert

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Dekkarikuningatar Patricia Cornwell sanoo että, Viiltäjä-Jack oli Walter Sickert . Walter Sickert photo by George Charles Beresford 1911.