Scholar Helmut Gernsheim writes in his book The History of Photography: “Perhaps no other invention ever captured the imagination of the public to such a degree and conquered the world with such lightning rapidity as the daguerreotype. ”
Cendekiawan Helmut Gernsheim menulis dalam bukunya The History of Photography, ” Mungkin belum pernah ada temuan lain yang memukau masyarakat sebegitu rupa dan menaklukkan dunia secepat kilat seperti halnya daguerreotype. ”