1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone
2017-06-29 | 4 minutes
Plot Summary
On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this invention was the birth of Kahn's daughter, when he jerry-rigged a mobile phone with a digital camera and sent photos in real time. In 2016 Time Magazine included Kahn's first camera phone photo in their list of the 100 most influential photos of all time.
Cast
Recommendations
-
We Live in Public
-
Cameraperson
-
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
-
Extremis
-
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
-
Girl Rising
-
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
-
Being James Bond
-
Supersonic
-
Love, Gilda
-
Capturing Avatar
-
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
-
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
-
Black Sheep
-
Hitchcock/Truffaut
-
Downloaded
-
The Making of The Walking Dead
-
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
-
For the Love of Spock
-
Living with Chucky
Similar Movies
-
Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit the World
-
Siamo qui
-
Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works
-
When Pride Becomes Prejudice
-
Adolphe Appia Visionary of Invisible
-
Kryptonite
-
The Viking Sagas
-
Pixies: Gouge
-
The Philosopher's Stone: The True Story
-
La face cachée de l'homme en noir
-
Flying Supersonic
-
My Dear Theo
-
Le Diable de la République : 40 ans de Front national
-
My Child
-
Há Sempre Alguém Que Te Ama
-
Before Stonewall
-
The Spectre of Marxism
-
Talhotblond
-
Beyrouth, Le Dialogue Des Ruines
-
Finding Satoshi