Parade of Scientists

Figures from the history of science on the National Academy of Sciences Building.

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Scientists from History

National Academy of Sciences Building · 1924

Lawrie arranged the figures of the Parade of Scientists with their chests turned slightly toward the viewer, a posture informed in part by ancient Egyptian sculpture. The panels grace the exterior of the National Academy of Sciences Building.

National Academy of Sciences

The Parade of Scientists

Galileo and Newton, National Academy of Sciences — Galileo and Newton

Galton, Gibbs, Helmholtz, Darwin, Lyell and Faraday, National Academy of Sciences — Galton, Gibbs, Helmholtz, Darwin, Lyell and Faraday

Carnot, Bernard, Joule, Pasteur, Mendel and Maxwell, National Academy of Sciences — Carnot, Bernard, Joule, Pasteur, Mendel and Maxwell

Scientific figures in relief, National Academy of Sciences — Scientific figures in relief

Hippocrates, Aristotle, Archimedes, Copernicus, Vesalius and Harvey, National Academy of Sciences — Hippocrates, Aristotle, Archimedes, Copernicus, Vesalius and Harvey

Main doors, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences — Main doors, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.