14 entries from A Brief History of Photography: image, entry, description, in correct order

Camera Obscura

5 BCE

Early optics device that projected images; used as a tool for tracing scenes.

First permeant photo

1826

Niepce created the first permeant photo using bitumen on pewter plates.

Daguerreotype

1839

Louise Daguerre introduced this process, which offered sharper images on silver coated copper plates.

Collodion Process

1851

Fredrick Scott archer introduced a wet plate process, which enabled sharper and reproducible images.

First color photograph

1861

James Clerk Maxwell created the first ever color picture using three exposures through red, green, and blue filters.

Dry-plate photograph

1871

Richard Maddox developed dry plates, making photography more convenient and portable.

Kodak camera and film

1888

George Eastman revolutionized photography with a roll of film and very affordable cameras

Autochrome Lumière

1907

The Lumière brothers introduced the first widely available color photograph process.

35mm Film and Leica Camera

1925

The Leica camera popularized 35mm film for small portable cameras, which allowed photojournalism.

Daguerreotype

1939

Talbot invented the calotype, that produced negatives and allowed multiple prints.

Polaroid instant camera

1948

Edwin Land developed instant photography's which allowed photos to be able to develop within minutes

Digital images

1969

Willard Boyle and George Smith invented the CCD sensor, which formed the foundation of digital photography

First digital camera

1975

Stevon Sasson of Kodak built the first digital camera, capturing black-and-white images.

Smartphone Photography

1998

Smartphones were built with built in cameras which allowed you to take pictures wherever and whenever ad they all stay on your phone, for you to look back on.