Edwin H. Land
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 32 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 7,1909 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Bridgeport |
| Connecticut | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 1,1991 |
| Died | Cambridge |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Terre Maislen (m. 1929; 2 children) |
| Books | Singular Images |
| Job | Inventor |
| Photographer | |
| Entrepreneur | |
| Physicist | |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Norwich Free Academy | |
| Spous | Helen Terre Maislen |
| Known for | Polarizing film; Land instant camera |
| Siblings | Anna Helen Land Sigal |
| Children | Jennifer Land Dubois |
| Valerie Land Smallwood | |
| Founded | Polaroid Corporation |
| Polaroid Eyewear | |
| The Rowland Institute At Harvard | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 440023 |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Perkin Medal
Rumford Prize
Frederic Ives Medal
National Medal of Science for Engineering
Howard N. Potts Medal
John Scott Legacy Medal and Premium
IRI Medal
SPIE Gold Medal
National Inventors Hall of Fame Award
Vermilye Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Perkin Medal
Rumford Prize
Frederic Ives Medal
National Medal of Science for Engineering
Howard N. Potts Medal
John Scott Legacy Medal and Premium
IRI Medal
SPIE Gold Medal
National Inventors Hall of Fame Award
Vermilye Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Edwin H. Land Life story
Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI was a Russian-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.
Edwin H. Land Photos
