Edwin Land
Edwin H. Land Born Edwin Herbert Land May 7, 1909 Bridgeport, Connecticut Died March 1, 1991(1991-03-01) (aged 81) Cambridge, Massachusetts Nationality American Known for Polarizing film Land instant camera Influenced Steve Jobs Notable awards Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963) IRI Medal (1965) Perkin Medal (1974) Harold Pender Award (1979) National Medal of Technology Fellow of the Royal Society Spouse Helen Terre Maislen (m. 1929; 2 children) Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI (May 7, 1909 – March 1, 1991) was an American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. Among other things, he invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and his retinex theory of color vision. His Polaroid instant camera, which went on sale in late 1948, made it possible for a picture to be taken and developed in 60 seconds or less.