He is
credited with inventing the
portable camera at a time, when photographers used to carry their
paraphernalia, the size of a caravan, to location site. He had zeal, a
burning
desire to succeed in life, and he succeeded. He is scientific bent of
mind made
him a great achiever in the field of photography.
With a
mission to succeed
in life,
George Eastman started the Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company in 1881
at Rochester
in the United States. After painstaking efforts, he introduced the roll
film
and coined a no-meaning word to name his product. Although he had
accomplished
his mission, Eastman was not content. He went ahead by introducing Cine
film,
simple box camera - the Kodak Brownie, the folding camera.