Description: Further DetailsTitle: George EastmanCondition: NewSubtitle: A BiographyISBN-10: 1580464246EAN: 9781580464246ISBN: 9781580464246Publisher: University of Rochester PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/01/2011Description: Now back in print, this life of George Eastman is the first biography since 1930 of the man who transformed the world of photography. In this revealing and informative work, Brayer shows us how such key innovations as roll film and the light, hand-held camera helped the Eastman Kodak Company dominate the world market. More importantly, Brayer draws a vivid portrait of the man behind the money. Eastman worked hard at staying out of the limelight and even insisted that his donations be kept anonymous, prompting the Boston Globe to call him "America's most modest and least-known millionaire." Despite his retirement in 1925, Eastman showed little sign of slowing down.Making money had been interesting, but putting money to work became more so. In the 1920s he designed a special camera for use in orthodontia and established elaborate dental clinics for needy children around the world. He oversaw the building of the Eastman theatre and the Eastman School of Music. His contributions built a new campus for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a new medical school for the University of Rochester. Finally, he becamethe largest contributor to the education of African Americans during the 1920s and the Tuskegee Institute's most important benefactor. Elizabeth Brayer lives in Rochester, NY. For the past 18 years she has served on both the George Eastman Legacy and the Landscape committees at the George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film. She writes about the history of central and Western New York State. George Eastman: A Biography was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1996.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Elizabeth BrayerGenre: BiographyItem Weight: 1gTopic: Technology & EngineeringRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: George Eastman
Title: George Eastman
Subtitle: A Biography
ISBN-10: 1580464246
EAN: 9781580464246
ISBN: 9781580464246
Release Date: 11/01/2011
Release Year: 2011
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Biography
Topic: Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages: 702 Pages
Publication Name: George Eastman : a Biography
Language: English
Publisher: University of Rochester Medical Press
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 1.4 in
Subject: Economic History, General, United States / General, Business, Science & Technology
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 32.4 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Elizabeth Brayer
Subject Area: Photography, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
