Category: Experimental devices
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Receiver and decoder of cosmic messages on peaks in Sweden and Finland, 1885 | Receptor y decodificador de mensajes cósmicos en picos de Suecia y Finlandia, 1885
The image captures the crucial moment when two Scandinavian women scientists compare the receivers and decoders of cosmic messages at two different locations: at the majestic Kebnekaise Peak in Sweden and Halti Peak in Finland in 1885. These pioneering women, Swedish astronomer Elsa Andersson and Finnish physicist Eeva Laine, seek to reveal the mysteries of…
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Invisibility chamber, Budapest, 1898 | Cámara de invisibilidad, Budapest, 1898
The photograph shows a young girl enveloped in a cloud of smoke inside the Invisibility Chamber in a laboratory in Budapest in 1898. The “Etheros Project,” developed by Hungarian scientist Dr. Viktor Kovács, used a combination of optical, electromagnetic, and chemical technologies to achieve invisibility. La fotografía muestra a una joven envuelta en una…
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Magnetic levitation sphere, Bangkok, 1892 | Esfera de levitación magnética, Bangkok, 1892
The image shows a magnetic levitation sphere in a laboratory in Bangkok in 1892. Inside, a young woman is suspended in mid-air, surrounded by a controlled electromagnetic field. La imagen muestra una esfera de levitación magnética en un laboratorio en Bangkok, en el año 1892. En su interior, una joven se encuentra suspendida en…
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Magnetic field generating device, during an eclipse, Munich 1884 | Dispositivo generador de campos magnéticos, durante un eclipse, Múnich 1884
The photograph shows the imposing magnetic field generating machine on a square in Munich in 1889. Its colossal dimensions dominate the space and its iron and copper structure gleams. Around it, scientists and onlookers watch in amazement at the birth of a new field of study. La fotografía nos muestra la imponente máquina generadora…
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Preliminary testing of a tornado catcher machine, Iceland, 1883 | Pruebas preliminares de una máquina de capturadora de tornados
Intrepid scientist Dr. Erik Jónsson poses in front of his revolutionary tornado catcher on the vast Icelandic plains during a preliminary test. El intrépido científico Dr. Erik Jónsson, posa delante de su revolucionaria capturadora de tornados en las vastas llanuras islandesas, durante una prueba preliminar.
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Experimental artificial respirator, London, 1888 | Respirador artificial experimental, Londres, 1888
In this photograph taken in London in 1888, a physician, Dr. Benjamin Collins, is shown with a critically ill patient on an experiment. En esta fotografía tomada en Londres en 1888, se muestra a un médico, el Dr. Benjamin Collins, junto a un paciente en estado crítico, conectado a un respirador artificial experimental.
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Artificial brain wave detection and modulation, Krakow, 1888 | Detección y modulación artificial de ondas cerebrales, Cracovia , 1888
Photograph taken in Krakow in 1888, showing pioneering physicians Father Stanisław Kowalskiy and Dr. Aleksandra Nowak engaged in a revolutionary experiment: a device for detecting and artificially modulating brain waves, with which they explored the mind-body connection, seeking to alter human consciousness. Fotografía tomada en Cracovia en 1888, en la que se ve a los…
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A young girl programming an automaton, Manchester, 1875 | Una joven programando un autómata, Manchester, 1875
Under the watchful eye of inventor and mentor Sir William Hawthorne, young programmer Ada Collins brought the creation to life with meticulously written lines of code. With each tweak and correction, the automaton grew smarter and more capable. Ada’s talent and dedication were leaving a mark on the history of automation, while the city of…