Edwin
Herbert
Land
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2016
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Biography
Edwin Land is Notable.
American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation and the Polaroid instant camera.
Edwin Land was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Matha (Goldfaden) and Harry Land, owner of a scrap metal yard. Land's parents were of Eastern European Jewish descent. Married Helen Terre Maislen in 1929; 2 children. [1]
Land died on March 1, 1991 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24K6-7H9 : Fri Jan 19 20:34:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Edwin H Land, 1937.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ5B-587 : 13 June 2019), Edwin H Land, 1991.
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