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First Camera Created
This was the date that John Zahn designed the first camera, but didn't make it. -
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Nièphore Nièpce
(Joseph) Nicéphore Niépce was a French inventor, now usually credited as the inventor of photography and a pioneer in that field.
Cause of death: Stroke -
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Louis Daguerre
Born: 18th November 1787
Died: 10 July 1851 (aged 63)
He was known for being a painter and a photographer. He was the person that invented the first practical process of photography, -
The Camera Called Obscura
The camera called Obscura was developed. And it took him 8 hours to get the light exposure. This was created by Nicéphore Niépce -
First Photo ever taken
This was the year that Joseph Niepce took the first photo -
What did Niépce's partner do after his death?
When Niépce's died in 1833 Louis Daguerre (his partner) continued to experiment and by 1837 had created the first practical photographic process, which he named the daguerreotype and publicly unveiled in 1839. -
The Camera called Daguerreotype was created
The creator of this camera was Louis Daguerre. This created a different way to take photos. It only needed 30 minutes of light exposure, and the image didn't fade with time. -
Making multiple coppies possible
William Henry Talbot developed the Calotype process. The Calotype made it possible to make multiple copies of the same picture. -
Making Photography easier
Cameras only need a few seconds of light exposure to make a photo. This was used with the new collodion process. -
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George Eastman
George Eastman was an American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and popularized the use of roll film. He helped to bring photography to the mainstream.
Cause of death: Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot -
TinTypes
Hamilton smith in 1856 created the photograph called TinTypes. It was a sign that something was about to happen in the world of photography. It was a thin sheet of iron, this was used to provide a base for light-sensitivity material, that would yield a positive image. -
Film is made easier to handle
Richard Leach Maddox invented the gelatin dry plate silver bromide process, which made it possible to take a picture and develop it later. -
The invention of the roll-film camera
George Eastman invented the first roll-film camera. -
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Edwin H. Land
Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, was an American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. -
Canon (camera company)
In 1934 it produced the Kwanon, a prototype for Japan’s first-ever 35 mm camera with a focal-plane-based shutter. In 1947 the company name was changed to Canon Camera Co. The Company was created in Tokyo Japan. -
The Polaroid camera is marketed
The Polaroid allowed people to take a photo and have it developed immediately, right from the camera. Created by Edwin H. Land -
Steven Sasson
Steven Sasson is an American electrical engineer and the inventor of the first self-contained digital camera. He was born July 4th 1950. -
Polaroid colored film is introduced
The polaroid came out with the first colored film in 1963 -
The first Digital Camera is marketed
The first digital camera (for the public) was put out by Canon, which was later improved. -
First Camera on the Phone
The phone on the camera was first used in Japan, but it spread around the world. -
The Easy Share camera comes into play
Kodak put out their Easy Share digital camera, which made it easy to snap pictures and download them to the computer. -
Wireless cameras are developed
Kodak put out cameras that didn't have to be connected to a computer in order to download and share the pictures.
