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The Eastman Kodak Company, referred to simply as Kodak (/ ˈ k oʊ d æ k /), is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in film photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York , and is incorporated in New Jersey . [ 2 ]
George Eastman (July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and helped to bring the photographic use of roll film into the mainstream. After a decade of experiments in photography, he patented and sold a roll film camera, making amateur photography accessible to the general public for the ...
This collection includes George Eastman's house and the George Eastman Archive and Study Center. [23] Opened in April 1999, [24] the George Eastman Archive and Study Center contains Eastman's personal possessions and documents pertaining to Kodak's early history. [25] It has over half a million items [23] within its climate controlled vault. [24]
The Kodak inspired the slogan "You Press the Button, We Do the Rest." Eastman wrote the owner's manual for the Kodak, although he originally hired an advertising expert to do the job. Displeased with the man's inability to understand the simplicity of his picture-taking machine, Eastman took over the writing and created the slogan. [1]
Only hours after discussing the value of Eastman Kodak's (NYS: EK) patent portfolio, the Wall Street Journal reported that the company has indeed began shopping around for a potential buyer.
Shares of ill-fated Eastman Kodak (NYS: EK) popped today, after a Bloomberg article suggested that the company's portfolio of patents might be worth up to $3 billion,according to MDP Capital Group.
CORRECTING and REPLACING Kodak Names Director Selections for Company's Post-Emergence Board Mark S. Burgess, Matt Doheny, John Janitz, George Karfunkel, Jason New and Derek Smith to join ...
Eastman Chemical Company is an American company primarily involved in the chemical industry. Once a subsidiary of Kodak , [ 2 ] today it is an independent global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of advanced materials, chemicals and fibers for everyday purposes.