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1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone

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7.5·2017·0h 4m

On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this inventi...

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Dante Gabiati

Philippe Kahn

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Cary Mizbe

Police Officer

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Venee Porter

Nurse

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Wendy Wang

Wendy Wang

DIRECTOR

Jonathan Ignatius Green

OVERVIEW

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.