Photography Pioneer
Dubbed as godfather of photography, Thomas Wedgwood, born on May 14, 1771, in Etruria, Staffordshire, England, is credited with his major contribution to photography and technology. He is considered the first man to develop a method to copy visible images chemically to permanent media. He was the son of a potter, Josiah Wedgwood, a potter and an early experimenter with Sir Humphry Davy in photography.