'70s Model Puts Kodak First in Digital Cameras

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Steven J. Sasson knew right away in December 1975 that his 8-pound, toaster-size contraption, which captured a black-and-white image on a digital cassette tape at a resolution of 0.01 megapixels, "was a little bit revolutionary."

When anyone asked, the Eastman Kodak Co. engineer ventured that it would become a commercial reality in 15 to 20 years.

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'70s Model Puts Kodak First in Digital Cameras

It would be a quarter-century, though, before Kodak began to capitalize on Mr. Sasson's breakthrough: the first digital camera.

In the meantime, the company that pioneere...

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