Edwin H. Land
American scientist and inventor
Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI was an 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... Wikipedia
Born: May 7, 1909, Bridgeport, CT
Died: March 1, 1991 (age 81 years), Cambridge, MA
Known for: Polarizing film; Land instant camera
Education: Harvard University and Norwich Free Academy
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963), IRI Medal (1965), and more
Fields: Optics, polarization, color vision
Other names: Dr. Land, Din (close friends)