History of Camera's

Camera Obscura

Jan 1, 1500

The camera obscura first appeared in Europe in the early 1500s.

Camera Obscura

Jan 1, 1660

By the 1660s, the camera obscura had shrunk to the size of a portable box.

Johann Schulze

Jan 1, 1725

silver chloride and silver nitrate darken in the presence of light

Daguerreotype

Jan 1, 1839

The daguerreotype process was the first practical photographic process.

James Clerk Maxwell

Jan 1, 1861

His most prominent achievement was formulating classical electromagnetic theory

Richard L. Maddox

Jan 1, 1871

Invention of lightweight gelatin dry plates

George Eastman

Jan 1, 1892

Photography pioneer, Founder of Eastman Kodak

Edwin Land

Jan 1, 1948

best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation.

First Video Tape Recorder

Jan 1, 1951

First Ipod with a camera.

Sep 9, 2009