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What did Gabriel Lippmann introduce in 1891 for color photographs?

A process based on light wave interference.

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Why: Lippmann introduced a natural-color process based on the interference of light waves and won a Nobel Prize.

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Answer: A process based on light wave interference. Lippmann introduced a natural-color process based on the interference of light waves and won a Nobel Prize.

  1. Photography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
    a process for making natural-color photographs based on the optical phenomenon of the interference of light waves
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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