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World's First Photo

Posted by michael on from the say-cheese dept.

angkor cut-and-pastes "'The image acknowledged as the world's first photograph - taken by a French inventor in 1826 - has passed its first full-scale analysis with flying colors and is now awaiting an airtight case that will keep it safe for centuries to come, scientists said Wednesday.'" See also the first color photography.

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  1. I'm willing to bet 20 francs... by Anixamander · · Score: 5, Funny

    that the world's second photo was of a naked woman.

    I've lost track of the humber of technologies that were initially driven by porn. BBS's, Video CD's, e-commerce, and of course, the amazing X10 camera.

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