William Henry Fox Talbot was born on 11 February ... The following year was rewarded with a medal from the Royal Society for his work. Fox Talbot was also an eminent mathematician, an astronomer ...

In 1841, Sir William Henry Fox Talbot secured a patent for his Calotype process. The following year, his groundbreaking work earned him the esteemed Rumford Medal from the Royal Society.

Discover the birthplace of photography at the Fox Talbot Museum, a museum dedicated to the life and work of William Henry Fox Talbot, who is credited as the creator of the photographic process.

Uses the photosensitivity of bitumen of Judea. January: Englishman William Henry Fox Talbot presents to the Royal Society of London a paper on photogenic drawing, permanent camera obscura images ...