Nicéphore Niépce

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/nicphore-nipce

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1. When was Nicéphore Niépce born?March 7, 1765
2. Where was Nicéphore Niépce born?Chalon-sur-Saône, France
3. Who invented Nicéphore Niépce?Heliography, a photographic technique using bitumen of Judea and sunlight
4. What is the partnership?Formed a partnership with Louis Daguerre, which led to further photographic advancements
5. What did Nicéphore Niépce invent that made the first picture?He invented heliography, a process that used sunlight to draw on a metal plate with bitumen, creating the first permanent photograph.
6. How did Niépce make the first photograph?He coated a pewter plate with bitumen of Judea, exposed it to sunlight in a camera obscura for many hours or days, then washed away the unhardened bitumen to leave a permanent image.

Heliography: Niépce's photographic process, meaning 'sun drawing,' using light-sensitive bitumen to create images.
Camera Obscura: An optical device that projects an inverted image of its surroundings onto a surface through a small aperture.
Internal Combustion Engine: A heat engine where the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.
Bitumen of Judea: A natural asphalt that hardens when exposed to light, used by Niépce in his early photographic experiments.