George Eastman

Biography

George Eastman revolutionized photography by founding Eastman Kodak, inventing roll film, and creating cameras that dropped the price of taking pictures and made the art form an everyday joy for families, travelers, and scientists alike.

He reinvested his fortune into education and medicine, establishing the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and funding hospitals while urging corporate responsibility, leaving a philanthropic blueprint that endures at Eastman Business Park and beyond.