The invention of the camera is usually attributed to Frenchman Louis Daguerre - who was first to announce his invention in 1839, and gave his name to the first popular form of photograph – the ...

For years, claims have spread on social media platforms that a photo genuinely showed the world’s first camera. When we searched “Chicago and Alton railroad camera,” we found the photo was real. It ...

Some cameras used to be the size of a whole room, requiring multiple people to operate. The first camera was invented in 1816 by Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. In 1827, his prototype was used to ...