1787-1851

Presents a profile of Louis Daguerre, discussing his childhood in France, his work as an artist in stage design, and his contributions to the development of modern photography.

Looks at the journeys of Henry Fox Talbot in England and Louise Daguerre in France as they invented modern photography.

The 1830's were a time of intense scientific inquiry. In this climate, two different men, one in England and one in France, developed their own dramatically different photographic techniques. Both were totally ignorant of each other's work. The daguerreotype and the talbotype, both and early ancestors of photography, changed the world and how we see it.

Presents a short children's biography written in both English and Spanish that describes the life and work of inventor Louis Daguerre, the man who is credited with the invention of photography.

A biography of Thomas H. Gallaudet, who believed the deaf deserved the availability of a high school and college education and set about making it a reality.

A short biography of early nineteenth-century French artist and chemist Louis Daguerre that profiles his life and works which included the development of photography.

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Thomas H. Gallaudet, describing how he helped a young girl who could not hear, and discussing his efforts to develop and teach American Sign Language.

A biography of a man whose pioneering efforts in educating deaf children in the early part of the nineteenth century are still being felt today.

A biography of the founder of the first school for the deaf in the United States who, among other accomplishments, evolved a new sign language and wrote children's books.

Describes the history of the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, and the invention of American Sign Language, and includes biographical information on the school's founder, Thomas Gallaudet, and Alice Cogswell, the young girl who inspired the creation.