Today (November 18, 1787) is the birthday of Louis-Jacques-Daguerre, the first photographer.
Louis-Jacques-Daguerre was born
on November 18, 1787, in Paris, France. In France, at a young age, he
received vocational training in the fields of architecture, stage design and
painting. He excelled in stage design. He invented a painting technique called
diorama, which consists of portraits that appear to be live. The gallery opened
in 1822 in Paris.
Eager to create a camera that
captures world scenes without colour or brush, he embarked on this endeavour. In
1824, Joseph Nichibor Niepce invented the method of capturing photographs. Two
years later Daguerre joined him in research in cinematography. This joint
venture lasted until Niepce died in 1833. For Daguerre, the purpose of this
joint venture was to relate his already famous diorama. Daguerre thought that
the video system created by Niepce would help his diorama.
After many years of research, in
1833, Tagore announced a modified video system called the Daguerre type. The
license was purchased by the French government and announced as a gift to the
world on August 19, 1839. Daguerreouin, Niepce's son, also received an annual
sum of money from the French government for this. Louis Daguerre died in France
on July 10, 1851, at the age of 63.
Source By: Wikipedia
Information: Ramesh, Assistant
Professor of Physics, Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti, Trichy.
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