ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Josef Maria Eder

Josef Maria Eder was a very smart man who lived a long time ago. He worked really hard to understand how pictures could be taken and made better. You know how you take pictures with your phone or your mom and dad's camera? Well, a long time ago, people didn't have those things. They had to use special machines that would let in the right amount of light to capture an image on a piece of paper!

Eder was really interested in finding new ways to make photographs clearer and longer-lasting. He studied a lot and experimented with different chemicals and processes until he discovered some really cool ways to make photographs last a really long time. This was important because, before his discoveries, pictures would fade away after only a few years!

Eder's work was really important because it led to new ways of making things like film and even helped pave the way to the development of digital photography. So, even though he lived a long time ago, his work has helped make it possible for us to take all of the cool pictures we take today!