Victor Hasselblad was born March 8, 1906 and died August 5, 1978. He was an inventor and photographer and is best known for his invention of the Hasselblad camera.

" Legend has it that he was asked if he could produce a camera equal to a German model scout discovered the wreckage of a military plane shot down. To this question, it is said that the now thirty-four replied "No, but I can make one better." Thus was born the Hasselblad HK7, a 7 × 9cm camera for 80mm film that was produced in 342 copies for the Swedish army, including versions for the aerial shots. After the war, and consequently the production for the army, Victor Hasselblad camera was able to propose a focus on the civilian market. On 6 October 1948, at a press conference in New York, was presented with the 1600F. Since then, Hasselblad has come a long way, passing from the hands of the great photographers at several space missions, including the Apollo 11 when the first walks 500EL immortalized by Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. on the moon." Strong, Luke. Reflex publishing LTD http://www.reflex.it/tag/victor-hasselblad/