Eastman - George Eastman

Japanese: イーストマン - いーすとまん(英語表記)George Eastman
Eastman - George Eastman

American photographic engineer. Graduated from Rochester Public School and worked for insurance companies and banks. Since the founding of photography by Niépce and Daguerre, photosensitive plates were heavy and inconvenient to handle, made of slate, glass, or metal plates. In 1880, Eastman began manufacturing photographic dry plates, and in 1884, he created the modern-day film made by coating nitrocellulose film with gelatin silver bromide emulsion. He also bought the patent for the daytime loading cassette for roll film invented by Turner Samuel N. Turner, and launched The Kodak, which became popular among amateur photographers. With the advertising slogan "You just press the shutter, we'll do the rest," Eastman Kodak soared into the world (later, due to its delayed response to digitalization, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2012). He is a famous philanthropist, donating much of his fortune to universities and hospitals. After achieving brilliant success, Eastman committed heroic suicide upon learning that he was suffering from an incurable disease.

[Shinichi Kikuchi]

[References] | Eastman Kodak | Camera

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アメリカの写真技術者。ロチェスターの公立学校を卒業し、保険会社や銀行に勤める。ニエプス、ダゲールの写真創始以来、感光板は石板石、ガラス、金属板などで重くて取扱いに不便であった。1880年イーストマンは写真乾板の製法を開始し、1884年には初めてニトロセルロースフィルムにゼラチン臭化銀乳剤を塗布した現代のようなフィルムをつくった。またターナーSamuel N. Turnerの発明したロールフィルムの日中装填(そうてん)カセットの特許を買いザ・コダックを売り出し、一般アマチュアに普及した。「あなたはシャッターを押すだけ、あとはお任せください」という宣伝で、そのイーストマン・コダック社は世界に雄飛した(その後、デジタル化への対応の遅れなどにより、2012年1月米連邦破産法第11条の適用を申請した)。有名な慈善家の一人で、財産の多くを大学や病院に寄付した。輝かしい成果を収めたイーストマンは、不治の病に気がつくや壮烈な自殺を遂げた。

[菊池真一]

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