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A triumph of genius Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak patent war by Ronald K. Fierstein

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Subjects:

  • Polaroid Land camera,
  • Polaroid Corporation,
  • History,
  • Instant photography,
  • Biography,
  • Inventors

Book details:

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-612) and index.

Statementby Ronald K. Fierstein
Classifications
LC ClassificationsTR140.L28 F54 2015
The Physical Object
Paginationix, 630 pages 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of Pages630
ID Numbers
Open LibraryOL27182768M
ISBN 101627227695
ISBN 109781627227698
LC Control Number2014034317
OCLC/WorldCa907942820, 889666491

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