World's First Photograph

The first successful permanent photograph created by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826. This photograph was made by an all-day exposure.

That's pretty cool. It's about 70 years earlier than I had thought.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:View_from_the_Window_at_Le_Gras%2C_Joseph_Nic%C3%A9phore_Ni%C3%A9pce%2C_uncompressed_UMN_source.png