Edwin H. Land

Edwin H. Land
Edwin H. Land
Born	Edwin Herbert Land; May 7, 1909; Bridgeport, Connecticut
Died	March 1, 1991 (aged 81); Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Other names	Dr. Land
Known for	Polarizing film[1]; Land instant camera
Spouse	Helen Terre Maislen (m. 1929; 2 children)
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[2]
	Scientific career
Influenced	Steve Jobs

Edwin H. Land (1909 - 1991) was an American physicist and inventor.

In 1932, he discovered a cheap and easy way to polarize light. In 1937 he set up the Polaroid Corporation to make scientific instruments and anti-glare sunglasses. In 1947 he developed the Polaroid camera. It could print photographs without needing film.

References

Land, E. H.; Hunt, W. A. (1936). "The Use of Polarized Light in the Simultaneous Comparison of Retinally and Cortically Fused Colors". Science. 83 (2152): 309. doi:10.1126/science.83.2152.309. PMID 17749392.
Campbell, Fergus William (1994). "Edwin Herbert Land. 7 May 1909-1 March 1991". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 40: 196–219. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1994.0035. S2CID 72500555.

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[1] Land, E. H.; Hunt, W. A. (1936). "The Use of Polarized Light in the Simultaneous Comparison of Retinally and Cortically Fused Colors". Science. 83 (2152): 309. doi:10.1126/science.83.2152.309. PMID 17749392.

[frs-2] Campbell, Fergus William (1994). "Edwin Herbert Land. 7 May 1909-1 March 1991". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 40: 196–219. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1994.0035. S2CID 72500555.