Today’s Doodle on Google‘s homepage is a tribute to Louis Daguerre, the French physicist who invented daguerreotype, the first commercially successful form of photography.
Louis Daguerre was born on Nov. 18, 1787 in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France. Today’s Doodle celebrates his 224th birthday.
He began his career as a designer and painter, but his breakthrough came in 1839, when he announced his invention of the daguerreotype, a photographic process which produced a single positive image, which could not easily be replicated. It experienced a few decades of commercial success and influenced later photographic processes.
Daguerreotypes were usually portraits, and Google’s Doodle is reminiscent of a classic family portrait from the era.
Basically, the "father" of photography as a business. Can I say that I'm just a little embarrassed that I did not know this information? Thank you, Internet, for providing so much knowledge at our fingertips.
Have a fabulous day and weekend.
Peace and Joy,
Susan
1 comment:
Dearest sweet susan, this is soo interesting! I saw it on Google too and i tot it was for thanksgiving! Thanks so much for sharing this story with us...very inspiring! Have a lovely merry happy sunday and love to you!
jacqueline
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