Thomas Wedgwood

Thomas Wedgwood was an English photographer and inventor. He is most widely known as an early experimenter in the field of photography. He is the first person known to have thought of creating permanent pictures by capturing camera images on material coated with a light-sensitive chemical.

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Who was born first?

• Thomas Wedgwood and Alois Senefelder were born the same year
• Thomas Wedgwood and Richard Trevithick were born the same year
• Thomas Wedgwood and Henry Maudslay were born the same year
• Thomas Wedgwood was born 1 year before Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
• Thomas Wedgwood was born 1 year after Sequoyah

Timeline

1. Sequoyahcirca 1770 – August 1843
2. Alois SenefelderNovember 6, 1771 – February 26, 1834
3. Henry MaudslayAugust 22, 1771 – February 14, 1831
4. Richard TrevithickApril 13, 1771 – April 22, 1833
5. Thomas Wedgwood (this page)May 14, 1771 – July 10, 1805
6. Sir William Congreve, 2nd BaronetMay 20, 1772 – May 16, 1828

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