John Frederick William Herschel
In 1839, Daguerre applied for a patent for his invention. So did Talbot. But in that same year, an energetic and most prolific man came on the scene. His name was John Frederick William Herschel. If you were to ramble about in Westminster Abbey, as I have done, looking for the graves of famous scientists like Charles Darwin or Isaac Newton, you will encounter a tombstone with a Latin inscription. Fortunately, the abbey has been kind enough to provide translations. It reads:
John Herschel, of William Herschel the only son by birth, in work and in fame; having explored the Heavens, he rests here near Newton. ‘One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.’ Psalm 145. 4-5. He lived 79 years, and died 11 May 1871.
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