Category: polaroid

Edwin Land, Inventor of Instant Photography

Back in the early days of consumer photography, cameras came from the factory with a roll of film sealed inside of them. When someone finished shooting the roll, he had to mail the entire camera to Kodak in Rochester, New York, where the film would be developed, the photos printed, and a new roll of…


High-Tech Wonders: Technology That Improves Life

It’s easy to take technology for granted, but consider that 100 years ago, only 35 percent of homes in the United States had telephones. Cellphones, which now are found in the hands of pretty much everyone, were relatively rare as recently as 30 years ago, with only an estimated 11 million in use in the…