On June 11, 1997, the first ever photograph was captured and sent by a mobile phone.

On June 11, 1997, the first ever photograph was captured and sent by a mobile phone, Public Domain

The day was June 11 1997, engineer and entrepreneur Philippe Kahn was in a maternity ward at Sutter Maternity Center in Santa Cruz, California, awaiting the birth of his daughter.

While his wife was in labour, he decided that this would be a good time to send a photo of his newborn child through his flip phone. So, he…