Photographic pioneer paved the way for polaroid prints It was the pioneering work of Derbeian Sir William Abney that led to the revolutionary development of colour photography and instant Polaroid prints. Yet he remains little known by the general public. Here Maxwell Craven gives a resume of his life and how his fascination with the "art-science" was to leave its mark. Derby Evening Telegraph | July 24, 2007 | Copyright 2007 Derby Evening Telegraph. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

It was the pioneering work of Derbeian Sir William Abney that led to the revolutionary development of colour photography and instant Polaroid prints. Yet he remains little known by the general public. Here Maxwell Craven gives a resume of his life and how his fascination with the "art-science" was to leave its mark.

There are a remarkable number of people from Derby who have made a great difference to our lives but whose names are not that well known.

They are generally people who have invented things we take for granted, like John Whitehurst's back boilers and hydraulic ramps.

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