Edwin Herbert Land created Polaroid; he co-founded the Polaroid Corporation in 1937 and led the invention of instant photography and the Polaroid Land Camera.
Founder
Edwin H. Land, an American scientist and inventor, is best known as the co- founder of Polaroid and the pioneer of instant photography technology.
Company origins
Polaroid began in 1932 as Land-Wheelwright Laboratories with George W. Wheelwright III, and was incorporated as Polaroid Corporation in 1937 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Instant photography
Land demonstrated the first practical instant camera process in 1947, leading to the Polaroid Land Camera that produced a finished print in about 60 seconds.
Notable inventions
Before instant cameras, Land invented inexpensive polarizing light filters that were commercialized in sunglasses and optical devices, forming the technological basis for the company.
