{"product_id":"fox-talbot-by-john-hannavy-9780747803515","title":"Fox Talbot","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFox Talbot\u003c\/em\u003e is universally recognised as the father of modern photography. His 'calotype' or 'Talbotype' process was the first working photographic process to use the now familiar format of negatives and positives. He was an ambitious man, but his interests spread far beyond the confines of photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a mathematician, he was awarded first Membership and then Fellowship of the Royal Society before the age of thirty-three. He was also an accomplished astronomer, a keen archaeologist, and a fluent master of Greek and Hebrew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTalbot patented pioneering ideas for internal combustion engines as early as 1840 and, throughout his life, was at the forefront of progressive scientific thinking in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46843701100780,"sku":"9780747803515","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6306493482454.jpg?v=1758808099","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/fox-talbot-by-john-hannavy-9780747803515","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}