Pigeon photography is an aerial photography technique invented in 1907 by the German apothecary Julius Neubronner, who also used pigeons to deliver medications. A homing …

CIA’s Office of Research and Development developed a camera small and light enough to be carried by a pigeon. With the camera strapped to its breast, the bird would be released. With …

Pigeon camera (replica), Germany, 1917-1918. During World War I, pigeons were outfitted with tiny cameras and released over enemy territory. As the birds flew, the cameras clicked away, …

Apr 14, 2018 · The device was precisely what it sounds like—a small camera fitted with straps and equipped with a timer so that pigeons could carry it and take photos in flight.

Sep 18, 2017 · Pigeon camera (Cold War era) At a time when cameras were mostly clunky, weighty affairs, the CIA’s Office of Research and Development created one small enough and …

May 30, 2012 · In 1907, German apothecary Julius Neubronner invented an aerial photography technique known as pigeon photography. By affixing a lightweight time-delayed miniature …

Aug 8, 2011 · 100 years before drones, in search of better aerial photography, Dr Julius Neubronner patented a miniature pigeon camera activated by a timing mechanism and …

Oct 15, 2012 · Neubronner began the development of a light miniature camera that could be fitted to a pigeon’s breast by means of a harness and an aluminum cuirass. Using wooden camera …

Oct 29, 2012 · Looking to track the pigeon’s journeys, Neubronner did what any curious owner would do: He strapped a small, timed camera to the pigeon to track its future travels. Julius …

Jun 13, 2016 · In 1908, Neubronner patented his “ Method of and Means for Taking Photographs of Landscapes from Above ”, a miniature pigeon camera activated by a timing mechanism. He …