LouisJacquesMand Daguerre And his invention the Daguerreotype Intro

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre And his invention the Daguerreotype

Intro • I am going to be talking about Lois-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre and his invention the Daguerreotype which revolutionized photography.

Lois-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre • Daguerre was born November 18 th 1787 • Died July 10 th 1851 • Had a son named Isidore • Created a theater scene with Charles Bourton called a diorama

Picture of Daguerre

Daguerreotype • The Daguerreotype was invented in 1839 and was the very first successful photographic process. "Daguerre produced the first daguerreotype Being placed over a container of iodine particles thus forming a silver iodide on the surface sensitized a silver plated sheet of copper. The plate was then exposed in a camera; the silver iodide was reduced to silver in proportion to the density. The exposed plate was then placed over a container of warm mercury; the fumes formed an amalgam with the silver producing an image. The plate washed with a saline solution to prevent further "(Info). The Daguerreotype needed a lot of science and element knowledge in order to be invented.

Picture of Daguerreotype

The Start Of Photography • Daguerre and his invention was very revolutionary because it was the first ever successful Photographic process which led to more photographic inventions and inventors like color photos and eventually the fancy digital cameras we have today.

Picture taken by the Daguerreotype of the inventor

Conclusion Louis-Jacques-madé Daguerre and his Daguerreotype was possibly the greatest photographic revolutionary invention because it led to color photographs etc.

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