Introduce briefly

• Talbot was born on February 11, 1800, in Melbury House, Dorset, England [2].

• He was the only child of William Davenport Talbot and Lady Elisabeth Fox Strangways [2].

• Talbot received his education at Rottingdean, Harrow School, and Trinity College, Cambridge [2].

• He excelled in his studies and graduated from Cambridge as twelfth wrangler in 1821 [2].

• Talbot's interest in photography began with his experiments using the camera lucida and camera obscura [1].

• In 1834, he discovered the "art of photogenic drawing," which involved using light-sensitive paper coated with salt and silver nitrate to create images [1].

• Talbot later developed the calotype process, which allowed for the creation of photographic images in the camera using a latent image that could be developed with an "exciting liquid" [1].

• He patented the calotype process in 1841, opening up new possibilities for photography [1].

• Talbot's work in photography also included the publication of "The Pencil of Nature" (1844-1846), a book illustrated with original salted paper prints from his calotype negatives [2].

• Talbot was a polymath and made significant contributions to various fields, including mathematics, optics, chemistry, and electricity [2].

• He was elected to the Royal Society in 1831 for his work on the integral calculus [2].

• Talbot also conducted research in subjects such as etymology, the decipherment of cuneiform, and ancient history [2].

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