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.
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Defining ContributionThe Kodak camera of 1888 and roll film; mass amateur photography 1 Connections
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George Eastman founded the company in 1892 with Henry A. Strong.
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Wikimedia FoundationTechnologies Developed: Celluloid Roll Film, History section
The first transparent plastic roll film followed in 1889.
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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