Lippmann, Gabriel (1845–1921)French physicist awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize for Physics for inventing (c.1891) the first system of color photography. His process required long exposures and is thus now obsolete. He also invented the coelostat, and predicted piezoelectricity. Related category• PHYSICISTSAlso on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History |