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Monument to Thomas Wedgwood
The inscription
reads: "This
plaque was erected
by the society of
Staffordshire Photographers
to commemorate the works of
Thomas Wedgwood
of Etruria Hall
Pioneer of Photography
unveiled 11th June 1953
by the president of the
Royal Photographic Society"
Thomas (son of Josiah
Wedgwood) was a leading scientist in his day. In the early development
of photography he managed to produce impermanent images on cloth and
white leather.
Notable attempts to capture the images made by light on light-sensitive
chemicals had been pursued by the British scientists Thomas Wedgwood and
Sir Humphry Davy at the end of the 18th century.
Thomas Wedgwood 1771-1805 Pioneer of
Photography
on Thomas Wedgwood
Etruria
Hall was the family home of the Wedgwood family.
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