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Which came first: the daguerreotype photo or Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein came first, in 1818 (published). The daguerreotype photo followed 21 years later, in 1839 (announced).
- Second1839
The daguerreotype photo
invention · announcedThe daguerreotype, the first practical kind of photograph, was announced in Paris in 1839.
- First1818
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
book · publishedMary Shelley began Frankenstein at 18 during a ghost-story contest; it was published in 1818.
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