THE CAMERA!!! - BY: CARTER

The Camera!!!

- BY: Carter Moore

Introduction
The camera is one of the most popular and widely used pieces of technology that we use today. A camera works by taking the light that is reflected off of an object and taking it through the lens of the camera and projecting it onto the film as shown in this very informative picture below!
History
The first photograph was taken by Joseph Niepce, taken by coating a pewter plate with bitumen and exposing the plate to light in France in 1827. Louis Daguerre invented the first practical method of photography, he coated a copper plate with silver and then treated it with iodine vapor to make it sensitive to light. Then Richard Maddox invented the gelatin dry plate that rivaled the usual wet plate in speed and quality. In 1885 photographic film was invented by George Eastman. Eastman went on to create the Kodak camera, he invented the Kodak brownie which was a cheap portable camera that everyone could afford, it was very popular. Then in 1928 the first practical modern portable camera was made, and in 1948 Edwin land made the first instant-picture camera that revolutionized the camera world!

Biography
Louis Daguerre was born on November 18, 1787 in France and died on July 10, 1851 at the age of 63. Daguerre apprenticed in architecture, theater design, and panoramic painting. In July 1822 Daguerre invented the diorama. And in 1839 invented the Daguerreotype, but in august of that same year the French government acquired the patent and announced that his invention was a gift ‘free to the world.'

Journal Article

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ocisdirectory/220_3620.cfm

This journal article is explaining the research about the flooded mask that can be put on cameras to allow them to take clear pictures underwater and above-water.

Impact on the world
Photography and the camera is undoubtedly one of the most important inventions in history, it has transformed how people view the world. Now we can "see" all sorts of things that are actually many miles and years away. Photography lets us capture moments in time and preserve them for years to come.

Bibliography
Louis Daguerre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved February 5, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Daguerre

How the camera works. (n.d.). How the camera works. Retrieved February 3, 2011, from www.islandnet.com/~yesmag/how_work/camera.html

D'Silva, R. (n.d.). History of the Camera. Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Retrieved February 14, 2011, from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-the-camera.html

History of the camera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved February 9, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera

Figure 1: http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Pin.html