Steven Sasson

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Steven Sasson

Steve Sasson at Photokina 2010
Born July 4, 1950 (1950-07-04) (age 61)
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nationality American
Occupation Electrical Engineer
Inventor
Known for Inventor of the first digital camera.

Steven J. Sasson (born July 4, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American electrical engineer and the inventor of the digital camera. Sasson is a 1972 (BS) and 1973 (MS) graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in electrical engineering.[1]

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His invention began in 1975 with a broad assignment from his supervisor at Eastman Kodak Company, Gareth A. Lloyd: to attempt to build an electronic camera using a charge coupled device (CCD). [2]

The resulting camera invention was awarded U.S. Patent 4,131,919.

Sasson now works to protect the intellectual capital of his employer, Eastman Kodak Company. [2]

On November 17, 2010, US President Barack Obama awarded Sasson the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. This is the highest honor awarded by the US government to scientists, engineers, and inventors.[3][4]

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