Photography was invented in France in the late 1 830s. When Eastman was a boy, it was still a difficult art Photographers needed great skill, much technical knowledge, expensive equipment, and strong backs. Cameras were big and heavy. Also, the photographer had to carry around chemicals and equipment to prepare wet photographic plates(胶片)and develop pictures.
Although he was only 24 years old and just an amateur photographer, in 1 878, Eastman began searching for ways to simplify the photographic process。Days, he worked in a bank where he earned$1 5 a week to help support his mother. Evenings。he experimented at home in the kitchen. Sometimes he worked very late until he was tired to undress.
Finally his efforts were rewarded. In 1 879, he invented the new plate used in cameras. The following year he 1eased the third floor of a building in New York and began commercial production and sale of these plates. From this simple beginning came the present day Eastman Kodak Company, which does a billion dollars every year and has branch offices throughout the world.
Eastman went from one success to another. In 1 888, he produced a lightweight camera, the Kodak, priced at$25. His company had a one dollar camera on the market by 1 990. His factory and lab kept growing. They became vast enterprises producing many different models of cameras, color films, and a variety of photographic supplies.
Thanks to George Eastman, photography has become not only a popular hobby, but an important medium(媒介)for teaching and spreading knowledge. Its contributions to medicine. science, industry, education, art and entertainment have importantly affected the 20th century.
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