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1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone

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1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone

7.5

0h 4m

2017

Synopsis

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

Documentary

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Cast & Crew

Dante Gabiati

as Philippe Kahn

Cary Mizbe

as Police Officer

Venee Porter

as Nurse

Wendy Wang

as Wendy Wang

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