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the creation of a representation of the visual characteristics of an object, such as a physical scene or the interior structure of an object.
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The first digital image was produced in 1920, by the Bartlane cable picture transmission system.
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Digital imaging was developed in the 1960s and 1970s
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From 1960-1970 scientist and military avoided using film cameras for purposes of weakness and used digital imagery to do studies including the KH-11 program.
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In 1975, Kodak engineer Steve Sasson made the first ever digital camera made of kits, leftover parts and an early CCD image sensor from Fairchild in 1974. It was the size of a breadbox and took 23 seconds to take a picture.
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Digital imaging has demonstrated its worth in a variety of fields from education to medicine.
