biography
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| (1854–1932)
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| biography:
| Inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist, born in Waterville, New York, USA. Interested in photographic processes from an early age, he abandoned banking for photography and produced a flexible role film (1884) and the ‘Kodak’ box camera (1888). His experiments with Thomas Edison made motion pictures possible. Eastman formed the Eastman Kodak Co in 1892 and introduced the legendary Brownie camera eight years later. Aggressive and hard-driving, he bought out rivals or drove them out of business, and his company soon dominated the industry. One of the nation's leading philanthropists, he founded the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and supported various other educational institutions. His home in Rochester is a major photography museum. |
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