French artist and showman who turned Niepce's experiments into the daguerreotype, the first practical photographic process, announced to the world by the French government in 1839. The finely detailed one-of-a-kind daguerreotype plate made portrait photography a business within a few years.
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Defining ContributionThe daguerreotype, the first practical photographic process, announced 1839 2 Connections
Technologies Developed
Built on the earlier experiments of his partner Nicephore Niepce.
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Birth Year: 1787
- Death Year: 1851
- Nationality: French
View the Source 2. National Science and Media Museum Official Site
National Science and Media Museum, Science Museum Group- Defining Contribution: The daguerreotype, the first practical photographic process, announced 1839
View the Source 3. Louis Daguerre (Wikipedia)
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Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre ( də-GAIR; French: [lwi ʒɑk mɑ̃de daɡɛʁ]; 18 November 1787-10 July 1851) was a French scientist, artist and photographer.
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