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 2 Classification
AwardInternational Photography Hall of Fame 1 Connections
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George Eastman founded the company in 1892 with Henry A. Strong.
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1. George Eastman (Wikipedia)
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George Eastman (July 12, 1854, March 14, 1932) was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and helped to bring the photographic use of roll film into the mainstream.
Article body: International Photography Hall of Fame
In 1968, Eastman was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Birth Year: 1854
- Death Year: 1932
- Nationality: American
- Defining Contribution: The Kodak camera of 1888 and roll film; mass amateur photography
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Associated 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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Wikimedia FoundationTechnologies Developed: Celluloid Roll Film, Article textQuote, Technologies Developed: Celluloid Roll Film, Article text
In the meantime, George Eastman had already started production of roll-film using his own process.
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