The Transformation of Light

A picture is worth a thousand words. Here are some of the most memorable photos of the past 100 years.

1. Leo Tolstoy tells a story to his grandchildren
1909

Tolstoy

2. The Titanic
1912

titanic

3. Ham the chimp following his historic 16 minute space flight
1961

ham the chimp after returning from space

4. The first Modern Olympics
1896

first olympics

5. Founding of Apple
April 1, 1976

Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak

6. The ending of prohibiltion
December 5, 1933

prohibition

7. Ford delivers its first car
July 23, 1903

ford first car

8. The man who refused to salute Hitler
June 13, 1936

man refusing to salute hitler

9. 5 megabyte IBM hard disk loaded onto plane
1956

5 mb ibm disk

10. The Japanese “War Tuba” used to locate enemy aircraft before the invention of radar.
Circa 1930

11. Cameraman recording the lion roar for the MGM logo
1927

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