The Camera

  • 476 BCE

    Mozi's camera

    Mozi's camera
    Mozi was a han chinese philosopher who recorded the use of ancient cameras
  • Sep 9, 1000

    Ibn-al-haytham's notes

    Ibn-al-haytham's notes
    ibn al haytham was a physicist wrote a series of influential notes on the subject of the camera in the 11th century
  • Camera obscura

    Camera obscura
    The camera obscura was a device that was invented in the 17th century and was used as a drawing aid
  • Permanent photographs

    Permanent photographs
    the first permanent photographs were taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
  • Silver salts

    Silver salts
    in the 1830s english scientist henry fox talbot used silver salts in order to fix problems with early photography
  • Commercial camera

    Commercial camera
    The first commercial camera was invented in 1839 by alphonse giroux