Edwin Herbert Land, Royal Society, RPS, Hon. RI

American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. Among other things, he invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and his retinex theory of color vision. His Polaroid instant camera, which went on sale in late 1948, made it possible for a picture to be taken and developed in 60 seconds or less.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_H._Land

• Edwin was a scientist who invented the first inexpensive filters (in sheet format) to polarize light, which he named Polaroid film. On 21 February 1947, Edwin demonstrated the first instant-image camera (the Land Camera).
• Edwin was president of the Polaroid Corporation from 1937 to 1975; he was also the chairman, CEO, COO, and director of research at the Polaroid Corporation; and the holder of 533 U.S. patents. See The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California), Saturday, March 2, 1991, page A8.
• Edwin's birth and death information are available at https://www.myheritage.com/matchingresult-7a6f4293438a5e3e22836da4c...
• From The Hartford Courant, Friday, May 15, 1953, page 3: "Dr. Land, the new president of the Academy [American Academy of Arts and Science], is a native or Norwich and is married to the former Helen Maislen of Hartford. He is a son of Harry M. Land of Norwich. His wife is a niece of Dr. Samuel Maislen of Hartford."
• Biographical articles about his life, professional career, and awards are available at:
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_H._Land
  • https://www.nndb.com/people/212/000119852/
  • https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/busines...
  • https://www.famousscientists.org/edwin-herbert-land/
  • https://www2.rowland.harvard.edu/book/home-and-family