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How photography captured the world

Chapter 1

The magic of light and chemistry

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Chapter 2

Cameras for the masses

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Chapter 3

Mastering light, time, and focus

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Chapter 4

The camera as a witness

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Chapter 5

The digital revolution

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Master of How photography captured the world

Ch 5 · The digital revolution
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At Kodak, Sasson saw a new way, Images saved to tape, for a brand new day!

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The camera in every pocket

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Fun Fact

The first digital camera: The first digital camera prototype, built in 1975, had a resolution of just 0.01 megapixels and took 23 seconds to save one photo.

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How silicon chips replaced film

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Glossary
digital camera (noun)
A camera that captures and stores photographs in electronic format rather than on film. Steven Sasson built the first prototype of this filmless device at Kodak in 1975.

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What is the term for using computer algorithms and software instead of just optical lenses to process photos?

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Gossip

Do you think AI-enhanced photos are still real photographs?

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Photo Play

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What light-sensitive silicon chip, invented in 1969, paved the way for modern digital camera sensors?

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How long did it take the 1975 digital camera prototype to write a single image to its storage tape?

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What media did the first 1975 digital camera prototype use to store its captured images?

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What resolution did the first digital camera prototype built in 1975 have?

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Which company released the first commercial camera phone, the J-SH04, in Japan in the year 2000?

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Who invented the first prototype digital camera at Kodak in 1975?

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Why did Willard Boyle and George Smith win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2009?

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