2. The intention
By creating the first manual camera Mr.
Eastman wanted to bring photography
to the mainstream.
3. The inventor-who was he?
George W. Eastman was an American
innovator and entrepreneur.
4. The inventor- his achievements
He founded the Eastman Kodak Company and popularized
the use of roll film.
5. Memorable date
On the 4th of September 1888, G.W. Eastman received a
patent for a roll-film camera and registered the
trademark“Kodak”.
6. Why that name?
The name “Kodak” came from Eastman’s fondness for the
letter “K.” He has been finding it a “strong sort of letter.”
He and his mother devised the name Kodak with an
anagram set.
7. How did the first camera look
like?
The most common form was a cardboard or plastic
box with a lens in one end and film at the other.
9. What was the Brownie?
The Brownie was a series of simple and
inexpensive box type cameras made by Kodak. It
was better than the anterior Kodak camera.
10. The first model of Brownie
Photography became more widespread when the
Kodak Brownie was released in 1900. It cost $1.
11. Brownie’s merit
The Brownie has popularized low-cost
photography and introduced the concept
of the snapshot.
12. Eastman’s health problems
In his final two years, Eastman was in intense pain caused
by a disorder affecting his spine. At the age of 74 he
became thin and weak, and he had difficulty standing.
13. Sucide death
On the 14th of March 1932, Eastman shot himself in the
heart, leaving a note which read "To my friends: my work is
done”.
14. What we owe to Eastman?
Eastman’s work has transformed the world’s relationship
with photos.He has also concured to make for example
today’s selfies a thing.
Thanks Eastman
