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When did Nicéphore Niépce generate the world's oldest surviving product of a photograph?

  • 1825

  • 1805

  • 1845

  • 1785

Answer

In 1825, Nicéphore Niépce, a French inventor and the pioneer of photography, produced the world's oldest surviving photograph, titled "View from the Window at Le Gras." Utilizing a bitumen-coated pewter plate and a camera obscura, Niépce captured a sunlit courtyard scene from an upper-story window of his estate. This groundbreaking achievement marked the inception of the photographic medium and paved the way for subsequent advancements in the field of photography.
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