The truly interesting story of the first photographs were back in 1827 when Nicophore Niepce invented the silver halide process that's still in use today. Dague

The truly interesting story of the first photographs were back in 1827 when Nicophore Niepce invented the silver halide process that's still in use today. Daguerreotypes came later, were a technological dead end, so toxic, so limited. Niepce has another claim to fame in that he also invented the bicycle. Two big inventions in one lifetime, quite an accomplishment!