UIS5074346: Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), famous for h Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), famous for his discovery of sodium and potassium, and invention of the miners' safety-lamp / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074376: Finished diesel loco for export in main assembly hall, Darlington, 1959 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074397: Marcel Deprez, French engineer, late 19th century / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074399: Female worker at a Lehr kiln inspects glass for mercury vapour lamps, 1960 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074404: Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, c 1630 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074419: Extreme long shot of conditioning tanks, Charringtons Brewery, 1960 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074422: Manned Space Flight, USA, Apollo 9 Apollo 9 astronauts, 1968 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074441: Manned Space Flight, USA, Apollo-Skylab The Skylab space station in orbit, 1973 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074447: Making Morganite Carbon in the company engineering labs / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074458: Chemist in labs works on pilot scheme, CIBA pharmaceuticals, Duxford, 1960 Photograph by Walter Nurnberg (1907-1991) who transformed industrial photography after WWII using film studio lighting techniques / Bridgeman Images

UIS5074474: Manned Space Flight, USA, Apollo 10 On board Apollo 10, 1969 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5082921: Underwood No 1 typewriter, 1897 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5082928: Code Breaking Re-creation of 'Colossus' code-breaking computer, Bletchley Park, 1997 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5082941: Telephony, Telephones Siemens Neophone telephone, 1929 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5082943: Percy Pilcher with the Gull, after an accident, c 1890-1899 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5082948: Percy Pilcher, English designer and glider aeronaut, with the Gull, 1890s / Bridgeman Images

UIS5082967: Perambulator with black upholstery, 19th century / Bridgeman Images

UIS5082980: Percy Pilcher, English designer and glider aeronaut, flying the Hawk, 1890s / Bridgeman Images

UIS5082991: Hygiene : boitier de ceramique pour pate a dentifrice / Bridgeman Images

UIS5082998: Magnets & Magnetism FaradayÕs magnet and coil experiment, c 1831 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083002: Edison screw-in bulb, c 1880 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083006: Electrical Apparatus William Crookes' famous 1887 Maltese cross experiment, c 1990s / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083019: LP Dave Clark Five 'Catch Us If You Can', Columbia Records (EMI), 1965 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083055: Alcock and Brown leaving Euston, London, 1919 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083059: Three traditionally made shuttlecocks, 1950-1960 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083061: Dunlop Maxply Under 5 badminton racket with steel shaft (raquette de badminton), c 1965 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083064: Dominion badminton racket (raquette de badminton) by Lillywhite Frowd Ltd, c 1950 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083069: Menu for the 'Daily Mail' Alcock and Brown Luncheon, 1919 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083073: Children playing chess at Paddington School, Liverpool, 5 April 1972 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083083: Dog jumping through a hoop, mid 19th century / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083087: Chemical Laboratories, Apparatus, 1850-1949 Bunsen's thermostat, 1867 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083101: Chemical Laboratories, Experiments, 1850-1949 Soleil Scheibler polarimeter, 1887 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083109: Castle on a hill, mid 19th century / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083121: Heat & Calorimetric Experiments C V Boys' radio-micrometer, with outer casing removed, 1907 / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083128: 'Silence', magic lantern slide, 19th century / Bridgeman Images

UIS5083134: Fire at a tailor's shop, mid 19th century / Bridgeman Images