Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI (May 7, 1909 – March 1, 1991) 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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Edwin Herbert Land 7 May 1909 Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Died |
1 March 1991 (aged 81) Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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