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The First Steps
Edwin H. Land left Havard after freshmen year to work on light polarization. -
Synthetic Sheet Polarizer
Land create the first synthetic sheet polarizer -
Starting of a Business
Land created a new company to continue with the creating and researching of the synthetic sheet polarizers. He started this new company with his previous professor, George Wheelwright. -
Polarizing Disk
Made in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel -
Official Company
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Start of War
Started working on products for the war *Ended production in 1944 -
One-step process of producing photos
Land demonstrates the one-step process of producing finished photographs within one minute at
the Optical Society of America meeting. -
First model sold
The Model 95 was sold in Boston at Jordan Marsh department store for $89.75 -
Positives and Negatives
Polaroid Positive/Negative 4x5" film Type 55 is introduced, the first black and white film that produces both a
positive and a negative. -
Colored Photos!!
Polaroid introduces Polacolor, as instant color film is invented. -
Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera
It was the first automatic, motorized, folding, single-lens reflex camera which makes selfdeveloping instant color prints, is introduced. -
500!
Land was awarded his 500th patent with the OneStep Land camera -
Polavasion
It was an instant color motion picture system -
Timezero
It was a faster-developing film, replacing SX-70 film. -
Retirement
Land retires as CEO, and becomes Consulting Director of Basic Research in Land Photography. -
More releasing
Polaroid Sun 600 System cameras and Type 600 color film are released. -
Captiva camera and film system
Captiva camera and film system, an ultra-compact format designed for instant portraits is introduced. -
The number one digital camera seller
Digital camera sales make Polaroid the number one digital camera seller in the United States. Introduction of the I-zone, JoyCam, and PopShots cameras and films is successful.
*Goes till 1999 -
Bankruptcy
Polaroid Corporation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring on October 12. -
New Era
Polaroid Corporation is purchased by One Equity Partners, creating a new company that now operates under the Polaroid Corporation name, thereby launching a new era for Polaroid. -
Modern Polaroid
The modern polaroid is much easier to manage and to hold. The first polaroid was so big and complex and now they are just handheld and very simplistic.
