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Our understanding of the complex process of photosynthesis early in the twenty‐first century is the product of several centuries of effort on the part of countless dedicated scientists all over the world. In this chapter, we will discuss some of the landmark developments that form the underpinnings of our current picture. We will first discuss the developments that led to the determination of the chemical equation of photosynthesis, and will then examine certain key experiments that have given rise to the current mechanistic understanding of photosynthesis (Rabinowitch, 1945; Govindjee et al., 2005; Hill, 2012; Nickelsen, 2015). This historical treatment is eclectic, rather than exhaustive, and is designed to give some sense of the path that the field has taken to the present state and to highlight a few of the personalities who have brought us here, rather than to enumerate all the developments that have taken place and all the individuals who have contributed.