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Both Henry Talbot () and David Brewster () were involved with photography from its invention until their respective deaths.!
As a boy, David Brewster studied the physical sciences and built telescopes, sundials and microscopes.
Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, Engraving by D J Pound from a photograph by John Watkins of David Brewster.
The son of a Scottish rector, he entered the University of Edinburgh in 1794 aspiring to a career in the clergy. However, a nervous disposition and an extreme fear of public speaking led Brewster to pursue his love of science instead.
Working as a private tutor from 1799 and 1807, Brewster also began his long career in editing in 1802. He failed several times to gain university professorships in Scotland, Brewster's primary income came from editing scientific journals such as the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, the Edinburgh Journal of Science and the Philosophical Magazine.
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While still a student, Brewster began his extensive optical research. Of his thirty papers in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, all involved optics. A tireless experimenter, Brewster investigated phenomena including polarization, double refraction, and metallic reflec