George eastman biography book
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George Eastman - Annotated by Elizabeth Brayer (Hardcover)
About the Book
Now back in print, this life of George Eastman fryst vatten the first biography since 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
Book Synopsis
Now back in print, this life of George Eastman fryst vatten the first biography since 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
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George Eastman: A Biography - Hardcover
Synopsis
This life of George Eastman fryst vatten the first biography since of the man who transformed the world of photography. As a year-old bank clerk, Eastman bought his first camera and began simplifying the cumbersome and messy wet-plate process. With only two years' experience, he patented a dry-plate coating machine and began selling photographic plates. Soon, the business was doing so well that he quit his job at the bank and started his own company.
Eastman's success was based in part on his own inventions, but even more on his ability to raise capital, recruit technically skilled employees, sell his own products, and outmaneuver his competitors. In this revealing and informative new biography, Brayer shows us how such key innovations as roll rulle 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 kee
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George Eastman: A Biography
Brayer, Elizabeth
Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #
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First edition. Jacket bumped.
xix, [3], , [3] pp. 8vo. "This life of George Eastman is the first biography since of the man who transformed the world of photography. As a year-old bank clerk, Eastman bought his first camera and began simplifying the cumbersome and messy wet-plate process. With only two years' experience, he patented a dry-plate coating machine and began selling photographic plates. Soon, the business was doing so well that he quit his job at the bank and started his own company. Eastman's success was based in part on his own inventions, but even more on his ability to raise capital, recruit technically skilled employees, sell his own products, and outmaneuver his competitors. In this revealing and informative new biography, Brayer shows us how such key innovations as roll film and the light,