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In the 1500’s the Chinese describe basic
optics.
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The first pinhole camera was invented by
alhazen in the 1500s
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Sir Isaac Newton discovers that white light is
composed of different colors.
http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartin
ventions/a/Photography.htm
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Johann Heinrich Schulze discovered that
silver nitrate darkened when exposed to
light. 11th May, 1727
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e-history-of-video-cameras
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In 1794 the first panorama opens, the
forerunner of the movie house, Robert
Barker.
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ventions/a/Photography.htm
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In 1814 joseph niepce achieves first
photographic image with camera
obscura. But the image required 8 ours
of sunlight and later faded away.
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ventions/a/Photography.htm
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The first camera was made in 1840 by
Alexander Wolcott.
http://photography.lovetoknow.com/Fi
rst_Camera_Invented
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William Henry Talbot patented the
calotype process in 1841. Making it
possible to print multiple copies.
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ventions/a/Photography.htm
In 1843 the first advertisement with a
photograph made in Philadelphia.
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ventions/a/Photography.htm
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In 1851 the Collodion Process was
invented.
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e-history-of-video-cameras
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Oliver Wendell Holmes invents first
stereoscope viewer in 1861.
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The Horse In Motion was made in 1878.
http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/wordpr
ess/movies/the-first-movies-ever-made/
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In 1888 Eastman patents Kodak Roll-Film
camera.
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e-history-of-video-cameras
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In 1892 Emil Reynaud opened a theatre
in Paris with an archetype of animation
http://animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/NewSi
te/WebPages/Histories.html
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In 1920 John Randolph was released.
http://movies.about.com/od/animate
dmovies/a/history-animated-films.htm
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First 35mm still camera developed by
Oskar Barnack in 1913 German Leica
Camera.
http://photodoto.com/camera-historytimeline/
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John Baird created the first video
camera in 1950.
http://photodoto.com/camera-historytimeline/
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Charles P. Ginsburg led a research team
at Ampex Corp. that created the first
camera that could record movements
and sounds in 1951.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inve
ntors/blvideo.htm
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Sony demonstrates first consumer
camcorder in 1980.
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e-history-of-video-cameras
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Sony created first mirrorless camera in
2013.
http://photodoto.com/camera-historytimeline/