Samuel Mendelsohn (inventor)

Samuel Mendelsohn (March 3, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American inventor credited with the invention of synchronized flash photography. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The New York Times said that his invention "opened a new era in photojournalism".[1]

  1. ^ a b New York Times:Samuel Mendelsohn Dies at 70; Inventor of Synchronised Flash;Samuel Mendelsohn, inventor of synchronized flash photography;February 04, 1966,
  2. ^ A biographical dictionary of people in engineering: from the earliest; By Carl W. Hall;page 148
  3. ^ Electrically Operated Photoflash;Patent number: 1986513;Filing date: Jan 15, 1932;Issue date: Jan 1, 1935
  4. ^ PHOTOFLASH SYNCHRONIZER;Patent number: ;Filing date: Sep 21, 1936;Issue date: Jun 11, 1940
  5. ^ CAMERA SYNCHRONIZER;Patent number: RE22433;Filing date: Oct 18, 1941;Issue date: Feb 8, 1944