馃摲 A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera // BBC
"Well, you know, I was raised on Star Trek, and all the good ideas come from Star Trek. So I said what if we could just do it all electronically? What if I could store an image electronically, capture an image electronically, and I don't require any film at all?"
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251205-how-the-handheld-digital-camera-was-born