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It's always interesting to me to see how WWII affected so many things. Since the US was not immediately involved in WWII they got the leg up on color photographs and amateur photography as well as their movie industry. -Megan Mc. | It's always interesting to me to see how WWII affected so many things. Since the US was not immediately involved in WWII they got the leg up on color photographs and amateur photography as well as their movie industry. -Megan Mc. | ||
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| + | It is always fascinating to read about the gradual development of a piece of technology, even when the entry, like Bennett, are filled with techno-babble. The color camera had all the right things going for it in the 1840s; all the things required for a piece of technology to grow and develop. There was a desire among many people for color pictures that didn't need to be artist-rendered, there were methods of producing said colored pictures (though they were initially very technical and expensive) and a group of people who wanted to put in the time, effort and money to develop the methods to something that could be commercially sold. WWII, as with most other wars, also proved to be a great source of motivation for the product, not to mention the freedom seeking generations that came after the war. This article demonstrates how a piece of technology gets made and how it can affect society. - Scott | ||
