Steven Sasson BY KYLAR PETERSON Intro Steven Sasson
Steven Sasson BY KYLAR PETERSON
Intro Steven Sasson is an American engineer who invented the digital camera in 1975. In 2009 he was awarded the national medal of technology and innovation by president Obama. Steven Sasson grew up in New York.
Inventor Important Dates Steven Sasson was born 1950 and graduated from college in 1972. Steven then invented the digital camera in 1975. Major Accomplishments Steven Sasson invented the digital camera in 1975. Facts about life Sasson graduated from Poly Technical Institute in electrical engineering.
Inventor When it was invented? How was it discovered? Digital camera was invented in 1975. Steven Sasson as an engineer at Eastman Kodak built and invented the first electronic camera using a charge-coupled device image senor in 1975. How does it work? Digital camera takes light and focuses it via the lens onto a sensor made out of silicone. It was made up of a grid of tiny photo sites that are sensitive to light. Each photo site is usually called a pixel, a construction of ‘picture element’ there are millions of these individual pixels in the senor of the DSLR camera.
How did the inventor/ invention revolutionize photography: Steven Sasson invented the digital camera because it can take more photos at a quicker pace. It can take a bunch of photos by holding down a button.
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