How the camera obscura paved the way for the modern smartphone
In short: Explore the long history of image duplication, from ancient scientific experiments to the ubiquitous digital cameras we carry in our pockets today.
The journey of photography began long before the 19th century. A millennium before modern cameras, the Arab scientist Alhazen utilized the camera obscura to duplicate images. Five hundred years later, Leonardo da Vinci followed this method, setting the stage for the major technological innovations that would eventually emerge in the 1800s.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Illuminating photography: From camera obscura to camera phone - Eva Timothy
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