Show invented halftone the process of reproducing the tones to nes of a photograph by means of dotted or checkered spots was invented in 1880 by stephen henry horgan an american photographer says pathfinder the first halftone ever printed appeared in the new york daily graphic in 1880 but borgans Hor gans process was not immediately accepted in fact he was fired as art director of the new york herald in 1893 when he suggested using halftones half tones to publisher james gordon bennett the values of half tones are achieved by interposing a screen between the original photograph and the plate to be etched mr horgan also experimented with transmitting photographs by wire inventing a method in 1879 |