Stephen Henry Horgan was born in Norfolk, Virginia on February 2, 1854.[1][2]
The half-tone method he invented was to use a glass screen with fine lines in it which translated the gradations of an image when placed between a light-sensitive metal plate and a negative. The final image created was a metal picture made of black dots surrounded by white.[3] It is said that he was fired from that job by Herald publisher James Gordon Bennett, Jr., who described the idea as idiotic. Horgan then went over to their rival, The Daily Graphic.
The Graphic debuted half-tone printing[4] with the first printed photograph of an image of Steinway Hall in Manhattan, published on December 2, 1873. His Shantytown scene was printed by them in 1880. It was "the first reproduction of a photograph with a full tonal range in a newspaper."[5]
Horgan was the first to create a newspaper image with a rotary/power press. He was then working for the New-York Tribune in 1897.[6] A major breakthrough, this brought about the rapid increase of illustrations in dailies.
Horgan received the AIGA medal in 1924 for his invention.[7]
^"Noted Inventor of Half-Tone Process Dies". The Atlanta Constitution. Orange, New Jersey. AP. August 31, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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stephen, horgan, stephen, henry, horgan, february, 1854, august, 1941, inventor, halftone, process, newspaper, usage, early, improvements, bornstephen, henry, horgan, 1854, february, 1854norfolk, virginiadiedaugust, 1941, 1941, aged, orange, jerseyoccupationin. Stephen Henry Horgan February 2 1854 August 30 1941 was the inventor of the halftone process for newspaper usage and early on improvements Stephen H HorganBornStephen Henry Horgan 1854 02 02 February 2 1854Norfolk VirginiaDiedAugust 30 1941 1941 08 30 aged 87 Orange New JerseyOccupationInventorAwardsAIGA medal 1924 Biography Edit A Scene in Shantytown New York The Daily Graphic March 4 1880 Stephen Henry Horgan was born in Norfolk Virginia on February 2 1854 1 2 The half tone method he invented was to use a glass screen with fine lines in it which translated the gradations of an image when placed between a light sensitive metal plate and a negative The final image created was a metal picture made of black dots surrounded by white 3 It is said that he was fired from that job by Herald publisher James Gordon Bennett Jr who described the idea as idiotic Horgan then went over to their rival The Daily Graphic The Graphic debuted half tone printing 4 with the first printed photograph of an image of Steinway Hall in Manhattan published on December 2 1873 His Shantytown scene was printed by them in 1880 It was the first reproduction of a photograph with a full tonal range in a newspaper 5 Horgan was the first to create a newspaper image with a rotary power press He was then working for the New York Tribune in 1897 6 A major breakthrough this brought about the rapid increase of illustrations in dailies Horgan received the AIGA medal in 1924 for his invention 7 He contributed an article on Frederick W von Egloffstein to the Catholic Encyclopedia 1 Stephen Henry Horgan died in Orange New Jersey on August 30 1941 8 References Edit a b The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers The Encyclopedia Press 1917 p 80 Retrieved June 11 2021 via archive org Gross Ernie Worth Roland H Jr January 30 2001 This Day in American History 4th ed McFarland ISBN 9780786448395 Sloan W David Parcell Lisa Mullikin April 10 2002 American Journalism History Principles Practices McFarland ISBN 9780786413713 Current Biography 1941 p 408 Douglas Ava Stephen H Horgan History of Graphic Design Archived from the original on June 26 2019 Retrieved June 11 2021 Image of Thomas Platt Platt Elected Senator New York Tribune January 21 1897 p 1 Retrieved June 11 2021 via Newspapers com Past Recipients American Institute of Graphic Arts Retrieved June 11 2021 Noted Inventor of Half Tone Process Dies The Atlanta Constitution Orange New Jersey AP August 31 1941 p 5 Retrieved June 11 2021 via Newspapers com Wikisource has original works by or about Stephen Henry Horgan This article about an American inventor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen H Horgan amp oldid 1114764227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
