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Wallace, Joseph

The Camera

80 pp. | Atheneum | October, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82813-6 $$17.95
(3) 4-6 Turning Point Inventions series. Illustrated by Toby Welles. Both the scientific and cultural development of cameras and picture-taking are explored in a succinct text, liberally illustrated with black-and-white reproductions. The well-designed volume introduces notable figures in the field of photography, relates how early cameras were marketed, and describes today's trends toward digital and disposable cameras. A color foldout depicts the parts of a camera and explains how a photograph is captured. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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