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Niepce, Joseph Nicéphore |
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Niepce, Joseph Nicéphore (zhôzĕf` nēsāfôr` nyĕps), 1765–1833, French chemist who originated a process of photography (see photography, still photography, still, science and art of making permanent images on light-sensitive materials.
See also photographic processing ; motion picture photography ; motion pictures . ..... Click the link for more information. ). In 1826 he produced the first known photograph, which he called a heliograph, using bitumen of Judea (a form of asphalt) on on a pewter plate. From 1829 he worked with Louis Daguerre Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé (lwē zhäk mäNdā` dägâr`) ..... Click the link for more information. , who perfected the process after the death of Niepce. A nephew, Claude Felix Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor, 1805–70, also a chemist, was the first to use albumen in photography and also produced photographic engravings on steel. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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