Project Gutenberg 2012-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 217 Werge, John, active 1854-1890 The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, Etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years E-text prepared by Albert László, Tom Cosmas, P. G. Máté, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "The Evolution of Photography" by John Werge is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work traces the development of photography from its inception to its established practices by compiling discoveries, inventions, and personal experiences over a span of forty years. The book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the significant milestones in photography's evolution while making the topic accessible and engaging to its readers. The opening of the book introduces readers to the context in which photography emerged, highlighting the scientific and experimental foundations laid down by early alchemists and chemists. Werge emphasizes that no previous history of photography has engaged with the subject in a reminiscence format and indicates his intention to chronologically organize the discoveries and advancements in this field. He touches on key figures and processes, illustrating the slow journey to permanent image capture through light's interaction with chemical compounds, leading to the groundbreaking works of pioneers like Thomas Wedgwood and Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, before eventually moving towards the art's commercialization. Overall, it sets the stage for a detailed exploration of photography's rich and complex history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38866/38866-h/images/cover.jpg en Photography -- History TR Text Photography Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: History - General 761457 761141 2024-09-16T10:54:31.275272 2023-09-17T05:50:32.316535 text/html text/html 776390 2012-02-13T14:45:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 756389 2012-02-13T14:48:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 706435 2024-09-16T10:54:43.333227 application/epub+zip 712284 2024-09-16T10:54:33.462272 application/epub+zip 304422 2024-09-16T10:54:32.173293 application/epub+zip 923135 2024-09-16T10:54:50.124166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 869196 2024-09-16T10:54:41.836228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452354 2022-09-17T17:08:51.021605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673369 673163 2024-09-16T10:54:29.537293 2023-09-17T05:50:30.803507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 672966 2012-02-13T14:40:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 251843 2012-02-13T14:40:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 673005 2012-02-13T14:40:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251733 2012-02-13T14:40:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20316 2024-09-16T10:54:50.287162 application/rdf+xml 9184 2024-09-16T10:54:32.294285 image/jpeg 1687 2024-09-16T10:54:32.234267 image/jpeg 752256 2024-09-16T10:54:31.376291 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog