How a 23-Year-Old in 1975 Built the World's First Handheld ...
By 1974, the US microchip company Fairchild Semiconductors had built the first commercial CCD, measuring just 100 x 100 pixels - the tiny electronic samples taken of an original image. The …
A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld ...
Dec 8, 2025 · By 1974, the US microchip company Fairchild Semiconductors had built the first commercial CCD, measuring just 100 x 100 pixels – the tiny electronic samples taken of an …
How a young engineer sparked the birth of handheld digital camera
6 days ago · A 1975 prototype built by a 23-year-old Kodak engineer is now recognised as the world's first handheld digital camera, a breakthrough that changed photography years before …
Steven Sasson - Wikipedia
Steven Sasson developed a portable, battery operated, self-contained digital camera at Kodak in 1975. [6] It weighed 8 pounds (3.6 kg) and used a Fairchild CCD image sensor having only …
The History of the First Digital Camera from Concept to 2025 ...
Jun 18, 2025 · Discover the history of the first digital camera, how it evolved from 1975 to 2025, and what the future holds. Explore key milestones, innovations, and legacy.
How a 23-Year-Old in 1975 Built the World's First Handheld ...
2 days ago · In 1975, 23-year-old electrical engineer Steve Sasson joined Kodak. And in a new interview with the BBC, he remembers that he'd found the whole photographic…
Before There Were Selfies: Inventing the First Digital Camera ...
In this episode of Before IT Happened, Donna sits down with Steve Sasson, who, as a young Kodak engineer in 1975, became the first person ever to capture a digital photographic image.