Nicéphore Niépce's first photograph, circa 1826

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (March 7, 1765 – July 5, 1833) was a French inventor, most noted as a pioneer in photography. He also worked on improved designs of pumps and early internal combustion engines. He was born in Chalon-sur-Saône. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2597x1805, 1874 KB) The first successful permanent photograph created by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826. ... Download high resolution version (2597x1805, 1874 KB) The first successful permanent photograph created by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ... Lens and mounting of a large format camera Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... A colorized automobile engine An internal combustion engine is an engine that is powered by the expansion of hot combustion products of fuel directly acting within an engine. ... Chalon-sur-Saône is part of the Burgundy region, it was once a well known river port, as a point to distribute local wines up and down the Saône river. ...

The first successful permanent photograph was produced by Niépce. He began experimenting with processes to set optical images in 1793. Some of his early experiments produced images, but they faded rapidly. He was said to have first produced long lasting images in 1824. The earliest known surviving example of a Niépce photograph (or any other photograph) was created in June or July of 1827 (or 1826, according to some sources). Niépce called his process "heliography", meaning "sun writing". It was a slow process which required perhaps some 8 hours of bright sunlight to affix the image; therefore it was used to photograph buildings and inanimate objects, but could not be used to photograph people. A photograph (often just called a photo) is an image (or a representation of that on e. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Starting in 1829 he began collaborating on improved photographic processes with Louis Daguerre. Niépce died suddenly of a stroke in 1833. 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Louis Daguerre Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787 - 1851) was the French artist and chemist who is recognized for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography. ... A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted by occlusion (an ischemic stroke- approximately 90%of strokes) or by hemorrhage (a hemorrhagic stroke - approximately 10% of strokes). ...

As of 2004 Niépce's photograph, View from the Window at Le Gras, is on display in the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ...

External link

• University of Texas exhibition site on "The First Photograph" (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/)