Wiltshire, Sir William Henry Fox Talbot, known as the father of modern ... laid the groundwork for modern imaging techniques. His legacy as a pioneer in negative-positive photography continues ...

William Henry Fox Talbot was born on 11 February 1800 in Melbury, Dorset, into a well-connected family. His father died when he was less than a year old and he and his mother lived in a succession ...

Michael Mosley describes the scientific achievements of Louis Daguerre and William Henry Fox Talbot. In 1826 Nicephore Niepce took the first photograph. In 1839 Louis Daguerre agreed to work with ...