Digital Camera World August 31, 2026 • 06:15

Andrew Crommelin and Charles Davidson took the photograph that proved Einstein right about the universe in 1919. So why does history only remember Arthur Eddington's name? - Digital Camera World

By Tom May

The photographer who gets the credit isn't always the one who took the decisive shot

Almost every photographer has watched someone else get the credit for a picture they actually took.
Usually it's a minor issue: a mistyped byline, a client who thanks the wrong assistant. But in May… [+4373 chars]

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Andrew Crommelin and Charles Davidson took the photograph that proved Einstein right about the universe in 1919. So why does history only remember Arthur Eddington's name? - Digital Camera World

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