Say “Cheese,” it’s National
Camera Day! A camera is “an optical
instrument that records images that can be stored directly, transmitted to
another location, or both.”
It was Chinese Mo Ti philosopher
that discovered “that a pinhole can form an inverted and focused image, when light
passes through the hole and into a dark area.” This was the 5th
Century B.C., and this also led to the first understanding of imagery
manipulation. The first camera, however, came many years later – an item by the
name of camera obscura, created in 1604 by Johannes Kepler. A man named Johann
Zahn introduced the first portable form of this invention in 1685. The more
popular version of the camera (what we know today) was developed (haha get it)
in the 1800s. Since then many variations have been created, including the
introduction of the digital camera. It’s amazing to think that such an
invention has actually come from such a simple beginnings – but it still is a
concept I can’t wrap my head around!
Vote on today’s poll.
It’ll be done in a snap!
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