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Fox Talbot

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Fox Talbot [ˈtɔːlbət]
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(Biographies / Fox Talbot, William Henry (1800-1877) M, English, SCIENCE: physicist, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) William Henry. 1800-77, English physicist; a pioneer of photography
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Noun1.Fox Talbot - English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)Fox Talbot - English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)


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While in the case of the two above-mentioned essays, the standard Roland Barthes, Fox Talbot, and Andre Bazin references are there, so are many lesser-known and more poignant writings.
William Dyce's iconic "Pegwell Bay" and early photographs by William Henry Fox Talbot show just how directly his contemporaries engaged with new research in geology and paleontology.
Old Testament paparazzi must have been kicking themselves waiting for the invention of the camera by Fox Talbot in the 1850s wasting all that scrummy nudity.
 
 
 
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