Now back in print, this life of George Eastman is the first Biography since 1930 of the man who transformed the world of photography.
George Eastman: A Biography was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1996..
She writes about the history of central and Western New York State.
For the past 18 years she has served on both the George Eastman Legacy and the Landscape committees at the George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film.
Elizabeth Brayer lives in Rochester, NY.
Finally, he became the largest contributor to the education of African Americans during the 1920s and the Tuskegee Institute\'s most important benefactor.
His contributions built a new campus for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a new medical school for the University of Rochester.
He oversaw the building of the Eastman theatre and the Eastman School of Music.
In the 1920s he designed a special camera for use in orthodontia and established elaborate dental clinics for needy children around the world.
Making money had been interesting, but putting money to work became more so.
Eastman worked hard at staying out of the limelight and even insisted that his donations be kept anonymous, prompting the Boston Globe to call him ``America\'s most modest and least-known millionaire.`` Despite his retirement in 1925, Eastman showed little sign of slowing down.
More importantly, Brayer draws a vivid portrait of the man behind the money.
In this revealing and informative work, Brayer shows us how such key innovations as roll film and the light, hand-held camera helped the Eastman Kodak Company dominate the world market.
Now back in print, this life of George Eastman is the first Biography since 1930 of the man who transformed the world of photography
