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Google celebrates the birth of Louis Daguerre 18 Nov


Louis Daguerre
AKA Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre

Born: 18-Nov-1787
Birthplace: Cormeilles, France
Died: 10-Jul-1851
Location of death: Bry-sur-Marne, France
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Inventor, Photographer


born Nov. 18, 1787, Cormeilles, France — died July 10, 1851, Bry-sur-Marne) French inventor.

 Initially a scene painter for the opera, in 1822 he opened the Diorama, an exhibition of views with effects induced by changes in lighting. In 1826 Nicéphore Niépce learned of Daguerre's experiments in obtaining permanent pictures by the action of sunlight, and the two became partners in the development of Niépce's heliographic process until Niépce's death in 1833.

Continuing to experiment, Daguerre discovered that exposing an iodized silver plate in a camera creates a lasting image if the latent image on the plate is developed and fixed. In 1839 a description of his daguerreotype process was announced at the Academy of Sciences.



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