American industrialist who put photography in ordinary hands: his Kodak camera of 1888 came loaded with roll film and the promise that you press the button, we do the rest. Eastman's flexible roll film also became the physical stock on which early cinema was shot.
Facts
Defining ContributionThe Kodak camera of 1888 and roll film; mass amateur photography 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
George Eastman founded the company in 1892 with Henry A. Strong.
Technologies Developed
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationTechnologies Developed: Celluloid Roll Film, History sectionQuote, Technologies Developed: Celluloid Roll Film, History section
The first transparent plastic roll film followed in 1889.
Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Eastman Kodak CompanyQuote, Associated With: Eastman Kodak Company
It is best known for photographic film products, which it brought to a mass market for the first time.
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