Edwin Land, were he alive, would hate this post. He wanted to be known for this scientific work and not for his personal life. In fact, upon his death, he ordered the destruction of all his persona… ...

Edwin Land watched his 3-year-old with delight and shared her joy. The wonders of light had enthralled him since his youth, and had already brought him great wealth and success.

Edwin H. Land (1909–1991) was the innovative inventor responsible for conceiving of and perfecting instant photography. Known simply as Polaroid, the system revolutionized traditional photography by ...

There’s this fascinating, kind of haunting video from 1970 that you can watch on YouTube, in which Edwin Land — chemist, inventor, inspiration to Steve Jobs, and co-founder of Polaroid Corp. — walks ...

Edwin Land, were he alive, would hate this post. He wanted to be known for this scientific work and not for his personal life. In fact, upon his death, he ordered the destruction of all his ...

The story of Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera let everyone instantly chronicle their lives. Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their ...

But what’s as clear as a well-taken Polaroid was that Edwin Land was a solitary man. And couldn’t have cared less. Mr. Polaroid. Monday, 9 p.m., PBS. Mr. Anderson is the Journal’s TV critic.

Edwin Land with Polaroid Land Camera, 1947. Polaroid Corporation Records, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. That show, which runs at the business school’s Baker Library through April 18 ...

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The quote is from Edwin Land, founder of Polaroid, and it perfectly describes what it takes to create an iconic product and a great company: Let us not make more of something there is too much of.

Dedicated at the MIT Museum on August 13, 2015, and installed at the former Polaroid Corporation Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edwin H. Land (1909–1991) was the innovative inventor ...