- Digital Photography — 2023-09-23 12:04:21
…on, by firefighters to see through smoke, and for other search-and-rescue and civilian uses worldwide. == Overseas == Tompsett moved to Bell Laboratories USA in 1969 to develop solid-state cameras. Shortly after joining, Boyle and Smith, also at …
…with the Charge-Coupled Device, CCD, concept to digitally store serial memory. This concept was not pursued by Bell but Tompsett saw the potential of CCD for image grabbing. {{Image url="TompsettColourPicture.jpg" class="left" title="Dr. Margaret…
… Tompsett first Colour Picture" width="" }} He exploited the device’s potential for digital imaging and, together with his team…
…developed a series of CCD cameras and produced the first pixel CCD colour image. ::cl:: == Recognition == {{Image url="TompsettSelfie.jpg" class="right" title="Tompsett Selfie" width="" }} In 2017 the four pioneers of digital photography were reco…