Capturing the light : the birth of photography, a true story of genius and rivalry
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Published
New York : St Martins Pr, 2013., St. Martin's Press, 2013.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
770.9224 WATSON
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770.9224 WATSON
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult) | 770.9224 WATSON | Available |
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Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé, -- 1787-1851.
Inventors -- England -- Biography.
Inventors -- France -- Biography.
Photographers -- England -- Biography.
Photographers -- France -- Biography.
Photography -- England -- History -- 19th century.
Photography -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Talbot, William Henry Fox, -- 1800-1877.
Inventors -- England -- Biography.
Inventors -- France -- Biography.
Photographers -- England -- Biography.
Photographers -- France -- Biography.
Photography -- England -- History -- 19th century.
Photography -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Talbot, William Henry Fox, -- 1800-1877.
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Published
New York : St Martins Pr, 2013., St. Martin's Press, 2013.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
x, 306 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-295) and index.
Description
Relates the quest of two very different geniuses in the 1830s, totally ignorant of each other's work, to solve the ancient puzzle of capturing the world around them, describing how they invented two dramatically different photographic processes.