George Eastman Who Simplified the Picture Taking Process and His Company Kodak Invented the Digital Camera

I compiled the information about George Eastman's tremendous contribution to photography for my reference and yours. George Eastman simplified the photography taking process and contributed a lot to the popularity of picture taking. His camera is one of the greatest invention in 19th century.  Kodak, founded by George Eastman, invented the digital camera which helps advance the photography's popularity even further. Since the mid-1970s, Kodak has invented several solid-state image sensors that "converted light to digital pictures" for professional and home consumer use. In 1986, Kodak scientists invented the world's first megapixel sensor, capable of recording 1.4 million pixels that could produce a 5x7-inch digital photo-quality print. Unfortunately Kodak is not doing very well in digital camera and lost competition to camera manufacturers from Japan.  Hence, Kodak is in a process to restructure its business.

PBS Documentary about George Eastman

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