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- George Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera) born.
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George moved with his family to Rochester, New York.
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When George Eastman was 8 years old, when his father past away.
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When George was 24, he planned to visit Santo Domingo and, on the advice of a colleague, decided to document the trip. But the photography equipment alone was enormous, heavy and costly. He bought all the equipment, but never took the trip.
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He quit school and began working for an insurance company.
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George Eastman bought his first camera on January 14th 1877.
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He invented a dry-plate coating machine.
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He set up his first dry-plate factory in a room above a music store.
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Maria Eastman passes away on June, 16th, 1907.
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George Eastman Comits suicide because he suffered he said on a note before he pasted away 'I'm done here so why stay'.
