July 12, 2006

George Eastman

In the late 1800s, George Eastman invented roll film and founded the Eastman Kodak Company, offering affordable cameras marketed under the motto "you press the button and we do the rest." His invention made motion pictures possible and allowed early pioneers such as Edison and the Lumière Brothers to develop filmmaking. What institutions were the principal recipients of Eastman's $100 million philanthropic donations?
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