Edwin H. Land

May 7, 1909 - Mar 1, 1991

Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI was an American scientist and inventor, 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. His Polaroid instant camera went on sale in late 1948 and made it possible for a picture to be taken and developed in 60 seconds or less.
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“Politeness is the slow poison of collaboration.”

Edwin H. Land
May 7, 1909 - Mar 1, 1991
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