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Adolphe Alexandre Martin
Adolphe-Alexandre Martin (Paris, September 27, 1824 – 1896) was a pioneer in photography and the inventor of the ferrotype in 1853. He was a professor of physics at the Collège Sainte-Barbe, Santa Barbara College and a member of the Société française de photographie, French Photography Society from 1855 to 1896. He lived in Courseulles-sur-Mer and in Paris. Biography Born in 1824 in Paris, Adolphe-Alexandre Martin developed a profound fascination for photography from a young age and became an amateur photographer. Later, while serving as a professor of physics and chemistry at the College Sainte-Barbe in Paris, Martin became a member of the committee of the Royal Photographic Society. Holding a doctorate in physics and chemistry, Martin conducted numerous laboratory experiments related to light, following in the footsteps of his mentor, Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault. Professor Foucault gained international acclaim for demonstrating the Earth's rotation by dropping a pendulum f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
