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George Eastman: A Biography by Elizabeth Brayer pb
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- ISBN
- 9781580464246
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- George Eastman : a Biography
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Medical Press
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 32.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 702 Pages
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Now back in print, this life of George Eastman is the first biography since 1930 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 millionaire." Despite his retirement in 1925, Eastman showed little sign of slowing down.Making money had been interesting, but putting money to work became more so. In the 1920s he designed a special camera for use in orthodontia and established elaborate dental clinics for needy children around the world. He oversaw the building of the Eastman theatre and the Eastman School of Music. His contributions built a new campus for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a new medical school for the University of Rochester. Finally, he becamethe largest contributor to the education of African Americans during the 1920s and the Tuskegee Institute's most important benefactor. Elizabeth Brayer lives in Rochester, NY. For the past 18 years she has served on both the George Eastman Legacy and the Landscape committees at the George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film. She writes about the history of central and Western New York State. George Eastman: A Biography was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1996.
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Publisher
University of Rochester Medical Press
ISBN-10
1580464246
ISBN-13
9781580464246
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113365408
Product Key Features
Publication Name
George Eastman : a Biography
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
702 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
32.4 Oz
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Brayer's is a balanced picture of one of the modern era's seminal industrial figures; she has been able, for the first time, to draw on a wide range of sources, including personal papers and corporate records. --TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Brayer's admirably detailed biography is a fine work of reference. Personalities, social history, science: all are meticulously documented. George Eastman is a very welcome addition to one's biography shelves. --THE LITERARY REVIEW, BALTIMORE A history of technological revolution in the photographic medium and the emergence of "big business" via the Kodak empire...also a detail-rich look at turn-of-the-century central New York. --LIBRARY JOURNAL Brayer has written a candid, fact-crammed life of the first camera-and-film tycoon. --PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY Meticulously researched and clearly written, this book is unlikely to be rivaled and should be recognized as the standard work on the subject. Elizabeth Brayer should be congratulated on a magnificent achievement. A fitting tribute to one of the formative figures of modern times. --BOOKSHELF Brayer's big book triumphantly mines Eastman's correspondence and reports of those who knew him well. It is a complex and frequently sparkling story of invention, industrial growth in a changing America, personally managed philanthropy, and a little-known, intriguingly complex personality. --THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE The astute selection of letters and quotations from more than 20,000 records is a signal achievement. This biography is a fine window on the life of a most unusually talented, interesting, and deeply thoughtful man. --JOURNAL OF IMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Copyright Date
2011
Topic
Economic History, General, Modern / General, Business, Science & Technology
Dewey Decimal
338.7/681418092 B
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Photography, Business & Economics, History
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