Today is World Photographic Day and here are ten questions on the history of photography.
- Why is the 19th August observed as World Photography Day?
- Who is credited with having taken the first photograph in 1826?
- Name the famous mathematician and theoretical physicist who is credited with having taken the first colour photograph in 1861?
- Which famous astronomer coined the word photography (from the Greek photos = light and graphein = to draw) and the terms negative and positive?
- Who in 1841 patented the Calotype process that made it possible to print many copies of a photograph?
- What process introduced in 1851 by Frederick Scott Archer marks a watershed in photography?
- Under what catchy slogan did George Eastman market his Kodak cameras in 1888?
- Name the famous American photographer who in 1902 founded ‘Photo Secession’ a group of Avant-Garde photographers, to increase the awareness of photography as an art form.
- Who invented the Digital Camera in 1975?
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