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Anna Atkins (née Children) ( Photograms of Algae , the first installment of which was self-published in 1843 (the year after the invention of the cyanotype process, and four years after the announcement of the invention of photography). Only about twelve copies of the book were made, one of which can be viewed (by appointment) in the National Museum Of Photography, Film And Television in Bradford , England . She continued to publish other installments of the "British Algae" series, and also to make other books like "Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Flowering Plants and Ferns" ( 1854 ) EARLY YEARS ]] Anna Atkins was born in Tunbridge , Kent , her mother dying in childbirth. Her father, John George Children , was a scientist of many interests (the Children's Python and the mineral childrenite were named after him), and certainly contributed to Anna's scientific education. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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