Abstract
Abstract The virtually simultaneous announcement of the invention of photography in Paris and London in January 1839 marks the “official” birthday of the new technology. The reception given to this announcement in the course of that year, and the subsequent diffusion of knowledge and practice of the technology, show significant differences from country to country. These differences in impact and the rate of take-up may have depended on such factors as the country's proximity to the key events, its level of intellectual openness and general economic development, as well as the ex~stence of key individuals — businessmen and scientists — willing to experiment in the untried processes out of sheer curiosity or for personal gain.
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