French inventor who made the earliest surviving photograph, the View from the Window at Le Gras, a pewter-plate heliograph exposed at his estate around 1826 or 1827. He later partnered with Louis Daguerre, and died before their work became the daguerreotype.
Facts
Defining ContributionThe earliest surviving photograph, View from the Window at Le Gras, circa 1826 to 1827 2 Connections
Milestones Credited
Source National Science and Media Museum Official Site
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, nationality there.
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
2. National Science and Media Museum Official Site
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