In 1888, George Eastman was improving dry plates and unexpectedly created roll film still used today

Photography's transformation from a complex, chemical-laden process to an accessible hobby owes much to George Eastman. His ...
PBS

Wet-Plate Photography

Let's imagine that you're hiking with friends to the summit of a nearby mountain or hill, and you'd like to capture the excursion on film. Today, you would just need carry along a small camera — the ...
C&EN

George Eastman, Kodak, and the Birth of Consumer Photography

Today we think nothing of taking a photograph. Devices that fit in the palm of a hand now allow much of the world’s population to snap a picture. By some estimates, almost 5 billion photos are taken ...

In 1938, Chester Carlson rubbed sulfur onto a metal plate and created the first dry photocopy

In a humble Astoria room, Chester Carlson pioneered a revolutionary dry copying method in 1938, laying the foundation for modern printing. His ingenious use of static electricity and light on a ...