Edwin H. Land

Edwin H. Land
Land presenting the Polavision home movie system, 1977
Born
Edwin Herbert Land

May 7, 1909
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
DiedMarch 1, 1991(1991-03-01) (aged 81)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery
Other namesDr. Land, Din (close friends)
Known for
SpouseHelen "Terre" Maislen (m. 1929; 2 children)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsOptics, polarization, color vision

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. 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.

  1. ^ "SCI Perkin Medal". Science History Institute. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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  3. ^ Land, E. H.; Hunt, W. A. (1936). "The Use of Polarized Light in the Simultaneous Comparison of Retinally and Cortically Fused Colors". Science. 83 (2152): 309. Bibcode:1936Sci....83..309L. doi:10.1126/science.83.2152.309. PMID 17749392.
  4. ^ Berg, Howard C. (April 1992). "Obituary: Edwin H. Land". Physics Today. 45 (4): 106–108. Bibcode:1992PhT....45d.106B. doi:10.1063/1.2809638.