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Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, [2] FRPS, Hon.MRI (May 7, 1909 – March 1, 1991) was an American scientist and inventor, [4] best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. He invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and the retinex theory of color vision, among other things.
Edwin Herbert Land (born May 7, 1909, Bridgeport, Conn., U.S.—died March 1, 1991, Cambridge, Mass.) was an American inventor and physicist whose one-step process for developing and printing photographs culminated in a revolution in photography unparalleled since the advent of roll film.
Mar 1, 1991 · Edwin H. Land was distinguished for his inventions and contributions in the fields of polarized light, photography and color vision. He has had an impact on the lives of many millions of people and has provided large-scale employment in many countries for over five decades.
Edwin H. Land (1909–1991) was the innovative inventor responsible for conceiving of and perfecting instant photography. Known simply as Polaroid, the system revolutionized traditional photography by compressing darkroom processes into an integrated film unit and producing a final photograph in the seconds following the click of a camera shutter.
Feb 17, 2022 · Edwin Land’s first optics breakthrough came as a young man, when he figured out a convenient and affordable method to control one of the fundamental properties of light: polarization. You can...
Mar 1, 1991 · Edwin H. Land. OSA Honorary Member Edwin Land was born 7 May 1909 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He attended the Norwich Free Academy in Conn., and graduated in 1927. During his first year at Harvard University he studied chemistry but soon left for New York City.
Dec 7, 2016 · Baker Library mounts exhibit on long career of scientific inventor, founder of Polaroid. It’s a long-term exhibit on instant photography, and more. The Baker Library has mounted a show chronicling the history of the Polaroid Corp. and the career of its avant-garde founder, Edwin H. Land.
