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Name: George Eastman
Birth Date: July 12, 1854
Death Date: March 14, 1932
Place of Birth: Waterville, New York, United States
Place of Death: Rochester, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: inventor, industrialist, businessman

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Biography of George Eastman
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Born in Waterville, New York, George Eastman quit school at the age of fourteen to help support his family, working first as a messenger for an insurance company and then as a bank clerk. In l878 as he planned a vacation, a friend suggested he take...
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Biography of George Eastman
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By mass-producing his inventions, the American inventor and industrialist George Eastman (1854-1932) promoted photography as a popular hobby. He was also a benefactor of educational institutions. George Eastman was born in Waterville, N.Y., on July 12,...


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George Eastman Summary
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1854-1932 American industrialist who devised a carefree system of photography. Eastman began by manufacturing dry plates for the emerging field of photography in America (1880) and recognized the potential for amateur photography with his marketing of...
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George Eastman Information
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George Eastman (July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented the roll of film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream. The roll film was also the basis for the invention of the motion picture film in 1888 by...


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PSA Journal
George Eastman: A Biography. (book reviews)
09/01/1998: 384 words, approx. 1 pages
George Eastman--A Biography by Elizabeth Brayer Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996 ISBN- 0-8018-5263-3, 637 pages Elizabeth Brayer is a freelance writer who was given rare access to explore the files of the Eastman Kodak Company and Eastman House. She also conducted many...
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George Eastman. (book reviews)
09/01/1998: 321 words, approx. 1 pages
George Eastman by Carl W. Ackerman Constable and Company Limited, 1930 522 pages Professor Edwin R. A. Seligman, an economist from Columbia University, suggested to George Eastman in 1925 that he should write his autobiography. But even by 1928, when Eastman had...
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Famous photos to tour U.S. hinterland
3/2/2007: 934 words, approx. 3 pages
Marilyn Monroe leans against a wall, her shoulders bared in a sexy dress. Babe Ruth, bat in hand, sits alone in the dugout. Angela Davis peers from a "Wanted by the FBI" poster.To look some of America's cultural icons in the eye, take a trip...
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Today in hstory - July 12
7/12/2007: 544 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Thursday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2007. There are 172 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 12, 1862, Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.On this date:In 100 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was born.In 1543, England's King Henry VIII...
 


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