George Eastman

AKA:
Luigi Montefiori , Ligi Montefiori George Eastman
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
07/12/1854
Birthplace:
Waterville, New York
Death Date:
03/14/1932
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biography
A former amateur photographer responsible for several key developments in photographic technology, George Eastman founded the Eastman Kodak company in 1880, developing paper roll film in 1884 and perforated celluloid film in 1889.
milestones
Year
Milestone
1859 
Family settled in Rochester, New York
1873 
At age 19, hired as a bank clerk
1878 
Purchased first camera
1879 
Filed first patent for a machine that coated dry photographic plates; founded the Eastman Dry Plate Company
1884 
Introduced paper roll film; the following year patented a machine that coated rolls of paper with emulsion
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