Who is George Eastman?
George Eastman is an American inventor who made significant advances in photography. He is credited with creating many photographic innovations such as easy to use cameras, film and dry plates. His inventions earned him quite a bit of money through the years and he generously donated funds to universities, charities, public institutions and business development projects. George Eastman was born 12 July, 1854 in Waterville, New York. Also in 1854, his father, George Washington Eastman, opened Eastman’s Commercial College in Rochester, New York. In 1860, the Eastman family moved to Rochester to be closer to the College, but George Washington Eastman died unexpectedly in 1862. Young George, his two sisters and his mother did not have much money to live on and George Eastman ended up quitting school at age 14 to support the family. He first had a job in an insurance company as an errand boy and then worked for the Rochester Savings Bank as a junior clerk. When he bought a camera at age 24
