The question this episode answers
How could Kodak invent the digital camera in 1975 and still lose the future of photography?
The listener learns how digital cameras turn light into numbers and why a new technology can be hard for a successful company to accept.
Researched & cited
Every claim is researched from multiple sources and cross-checked before narration. Daycast is made with AI — researched, written, and narrated — and we say so in every episode. Sources below.
- How the Digital Camera Transformed Our Concept of History - IEEE Spectrum
- The First Digital Camera Was the Size of a Toaster - IEEE Spectrum
- 6 Questions With…Steven Sasson ’72 – Every Day Matters
- Digital Photography: The Power of Pixels - IEEE Spectrum
- U.S. Patent for Electronic still camera Patent (Patent # 4,131,919 issued December 26, 1978) - Justia Patents Search
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