Richard Leach Maddox
Richard Leach Maddox ( August 4, 1816 - May 11, 1902 ) was an English doctor and amateur photographer who lived in London .
In 1871 Richard Leach Maddox succeeded in developing the photographic dry plate with a silver - gelatin layer, which in the sensitivity of the hitherto conventional wet plate corresponded. From now on, the photographer could produce any number of drying plates and no longer had to carry his entire darkroom with him. The panels could also be industrially prefabricated. Among other things, this new technology initiated the boom in travel photography. It is thanks to the separation of recording and development made possible by this development that photography became something for everyone. After all, not everyone develops their own films.
Charles Bennet found out in 1878 that the sensitivity of this silver bromide gelatin dry plate could be increased if the sensitive silver bromide gelatin layer was heated for some time. Bennett was able to produce plates that allowed exposure times of fractions of a second. The wet plate process was thus finally replaced.
In his honor, Maddox Peak , a mountain in Antarctica , has been named after him since 1960 .
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| SURNAME | Maddox, Richard Leach |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English doctor , amateur photographer and photography pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1816 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1902 |