1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone

1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone

2017/06/29 • Released

Documentary
7.5
4m

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.

Director : Jonathan Ignatius Green

Casts

Dante Gabiati

Philippe Kahn

Cary Mizbe

Police Officer

Venee Porter

Nurse

Wendy Wang

Wendy Wang

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