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The First Photograph Was Created
Frenchman Nicéphore Niépce produced the first permanent photograph of a view from nature. He uses the photosensitivity of bitumen of Judea. -
The Invention of the Daguerreotype
The invention of the daguerreotype by Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre was announced in Paris. The first publicly announced photographic process, the daguerreotype, yielded unique and exquisitely detailed images. Harvard botanist Asa Gray collected daguerreotypes of his colleagues, including this portrait of his mentor John Torrey. -
The Invention of the Calotype
William Henry Fox Talbot introduces the calotype, a further refinement of his negative-to-positive process. The calotype process greatly increased the negative's photographic sensitivity and reduced the camera's necessary exposure time to seconds. -
The First Projected Color Photograph
In London, James Clerk Maxwell demonstrated a projected color photographic image, using three different color filters. -
The Development of the Fast Shutter Camera
American Eadweard Muybridge develops a fast shutter that aids him in making photographs of objects in motion. -
The Invention of the Kodak Camera
George Eastman markets the Kodak No. 1 box camera with the slogan, “You press the button, we do the rest." -
The First Mass-Produced Panoramic Camera
Alta-Vista introduces the first mass-produced American panoramic camera. The first panoramic photographs appeared as early as 1845, but the Alta-Vista and the No. 4 Kodak Panoram, introduced in 1899, allowed amateurs to take small panoramas of no more than 12 inches using roll film and no tripod. -
The Method of Reducing and Enlarging Photographs Is Introduced
A photographic method that allows images to be reduced or enlarged, known as the photostat, is introduced. -
AT&T Sends Photographs by Wire
ATT sends photographs by wire in an important step toward the invention of television. -
The Zoom Lens is Invented
Zoomar introduced the zoom lens, which was the invention of American Frank Back. -
The Invention of the Polaroid Camera
Edwin H. Land announces his invention of the Polaroid camera, which can develop images inside the camera in approximately one minute. -
The Invention of the Photo CD
Kodak introduced the Photo CD, the first method of storing digital images, to become available to the general public. -
The Camera Phone Is Introduced
