Thomas Wedgwood

Thomas Wedgwood was born in 1771 and died in 1805. He grew up around artists and inventors. Experimentation was common in his family. He experimented with silver nitrate, but could never stop it from getting too dark. He created the first photograms. His father was a famous potter and his brother experimented with photography as well.




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