{"id":1788,"date":"2013-01-02T12:34:10","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T12:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottlewisphotography.eu\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2013-02-22T13:19:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T13:19:05","slug":"the-first-ever-scanned-image-technically-this-is-the-very-first-digital-photograph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scottlewisphotography.eu\/?p=1788","title":{"rendered":"The First ever scanned image: Technically, this is the very first digital photograph"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russell A. Kirsch<\/b> (born 1929) led a team of colleagues which, between 1947 and 1950, created America\u2019s first internally programmable computer, the Standards Eastern Automatic Computer (SEAC). By 1957 Kirsch and his team had invented a scanner which, using the computing power of SEAC, converted photographs to digital images. This breakthrough created the basis for satellite imaging, CAT scans, bar codes, and desktop publishing.<\/p>\n

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Walden 3 months old – Scanned in 1957<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

The first image ever scanned on this machine was a 5\u00a0cm square photograph of Kirsch\u2019s then-three-month-old son, Walden. The black and white image had a resolution of 176 pixels on a side. Technically, this is the very first digital photograph \u2013 all these years later, digital cameras are only just beginning to have the full capabilities of film cameras.<\/p>\n

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