William Nicholson Jennings
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William Nicholson Jennings (1860–1946) was a photographer active in Philadelphia from the 1890s. Jennings was the first photographer to photograph lightning
. He also conducted experiments with color photography
and artificial lightning, helping in the development of photographic flash.
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
. He also conducted experiments with color photography
Color photography
Color photography is photography that uses media capable of representing colors, which are traditionally produced chemically during the photographic processing phase...
and artificial lightning, helping in the development of photographic flash.
External links
- William Jennings in The Franklin Institute's Case Files online exhibit Contains biographical information about Jennings, information about his work in the science of lightning and images of Jennings' original photographs