APIs often come in the form of a library that includes specifications for routines, data structures, object classes, and variables. In other cases, notably SOAP and REST services, an API is simply a specification of remote calls exposed to the API consumers.
The inventor of the photographic process in which a photograph produced without a negative by exposing objects to light on light sensitive paper, is named Man Ray.
The First Photograph. The First Photograph, or more specifically, the earliest known surviving photograph made in a camera, was taken by Joseph NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce in 1826 or 1827. The image depicts the view from an upstairs window at NiÃ©pce's estate, Le Gras, in the Burgundy region of France. Learn more about the First Photograph through the links below. Who was Joseph NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce? How was the First Photograph created? What is the story behind the First Photograph? What does the image capture? Can I make my own virtual heliograph? How does the Center take care of the First Photograph? Where has the First Photograph been displayed?