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Write a short history of photography in a timeline format.
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11th century: The first camera called the camera obscura was used by an Iraqi scientist. Images were projected onto another surface.
17th century: The camera obscura became portable. 
The 1830s: The first permanent photos were taken in France by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. Niepce and Louis Daguerre created the daguerreotype.  
The 1850s: Emulsion plates were invented, which were faster and less expensive than the daguerreotype cameras.
In the 1870s: Richard Maddox invented dry plates which led to the first camera with a mechanical shutter to be developed.
The 1880s: George Eastman started a company called Kodak, making photography more accessible to everyone. 
1939 - Photojournalists used film to capture war images, which portrayed the important role of photography in capturing important scenes. Arpdn this same time, Polaroid introduced the Model 95 which produced instant images.  
The 1950s: Asahi (which later became Pentax) introduced the Asahiflex and Nikon introduced its Nikon F camera. 
In the 1970s and early 1980s: Point and Shoot compact cameras were introduced that were capable of making image control decisions on their own.
The 1980s - 1990s: Companies continued to develop and refine digital cameras.
1991: Kodak produced the first digital camera good enough to be used by professionals. 
1990s-today: There are multiple digital cameras on the market to choose from for both professionals and the everyday consumer. Now, however, most people use their smartphones to capture moments quickly.