This study provides a new understanding of the nature of Eastman Kodak Research. The
thesis considers the European context between 1891 and 1912, before the creation of the …

This study presents a new perspective on British photography through an examination of the
manufacturing and retailing of photographic equipment and sensitised materials between …

Within the accepted historiography of photography, the importance of George Eastman and
the Eastman Kodak Company (EKC) has become unassailable. They have been placed as …

Early industrial research laboratories were closely tied to the needs of business, a point that
emerges strikingly in the case of Eastman Kodak, where the principles laid down by George …

The focus of this paper is the emergence of the research laboratory as an organizational
entity within the company structure of industrial firms. The thesis defended is that, after some …

To illustrate the company's importance in the history of photography and its emergence as a
widespread popular practice, Eastman Kodak's participation in world's fairs is a particularly …

This article argues that Hermann Vogel (1834–1898), the head of the photochemical
laboratory of the Technische Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenburg, was not exceptional in …

Since World War I, the Natuurkundig Laboratorium has been a crucial center of industrial
research for Philips, one of the world's largest electronics companies. In this study, Marc J …

The virtually simultaneous announcement of the invention of photography in Paris and
London in January 1839 marks the “official” birthday of the new technology. The reception …

Historian of technology Wolfgang König has recently defined the often misinterpreted term
“science-based industry.” König introduced four characteristics for the evaluation of the …