A triumph of genius : Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak patent war / by Ronald K. Fierstein.
A triumph of genius : Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak patent war / by Ronald K. Fierstein.
A triumph of genius : Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak patent war / by Ronald K. Fierstein.
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Publisher
Chicago : American Bar Association, [2015]
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G 2015/4652
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 630 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A very special young man -- Polaroid is born -- One-step photography -- A consumer curiosity? -- Color -- Absolute one-step photography -- The big push -- the bigger divide -- Aladdin emerges -- The coming storm -- A fight for survival -- Kodak's view -- The battle is joined -- Early skirmishes in d...
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Publisher
Chicago : American Bar Association, [2015]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
Edwin Land was perhaps the most important yet least known inventor and technology entrepreneur in American history. Land's most famous achievement was the creation of a revolutionary film and camera system that could produce a photographic print moments after the picture was taken. Fierstein takes you behind the scenes of this reclusive genius's le...
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A triumph of genius : Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak patent war / by Ronald K. Fierstein.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-612) and index.
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G 2015/4652
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74VKRjpNXagl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRjpNXagl
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ISBN
1627227695
9781627227698
DDC
771.3
MMS ID
991023250599702626
