Nicéphore Niépce

Nicéphore Niépce

Nicéphore was a french inventor who invented and developed the internal combustion engine. Nicéphore is also famous for the first photograph. He was also the staff officer under Napoleon. Nicéphore's first believed photo was a picture known as the "View from the Window at Le Gras". It was the only surviving photo. An etching of Pope Pius VII was his first but was destroyed when he attempted to duplicate it. The photo "View from the Window at Le Gras" was taken by Nicéphore at his estate at France. The exposure time for "View from the Window at Le Gras" was eight hours. "View from the Window at Le Gras" was taken in the summer of 1826."View from the Window at Le Gras" is currently held in Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin.