George+Eastman



George Eastman, born on July 12 1854, in Waterville, New York, was the founder of the Eastman Kodak Company.Besides being the inventor of roll film, his father, George Washington Eastman, was the man who established the Eastman Commercial College in Rochester in 1854. After his father died, he decided to leave high school so he could help his family remain supported. He became an office boy during the age of 14. He started to become very interested in photography. After that he created his own photographic company, and began inventing things that would make the process of taking a photograph alot easier.

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