Daguerreotype Announced

January 7, 1839 – Daguerreotype Announced: François Arago presents Louis Daguerre’s process to the French Academy of Sciences.

Kodachrome Introduced

Kodachrome Changes the World ### Key Details about Kodachrome - **Patented Technology:** The Kodachrome process was developed by Leopold Godowsky Jr. and Leopold Mannes, two musicians who were also passionate about photography. They began working on the process in the early 1930s and successfully developed it into a practical technology by 1935. - **Specific Date:** ... Read more

First Color Photograph

May 17, 1861 – First Color Photograph: James Clerk Maxwell presents the first durable color photograph at the Royal Institution in London.