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... In 1888, George invented the word ‘KODAK’ out of thin air because of his special liking to the letter ‘K’, and had it registered as a trademark. ... Then in 1892, George took use of the word ‘KODAK’ and renamed the company ‘Eastman KODAK Company’.
Over the years ‘KODAK’ has made many advances in photography but have also had a few sit backs both financially and legally. ... In 1895, the KODAK pocket camera was introduced which used the rolled film and had a small window in which you could see how many pictures were left. With the discovery of the X-ray process in 1896, KODAK entered into an agreement to supply the plates and paper for the machines. ... In 1917 KODAK develops aerial cameras for US Signal Corps photographers to use during World War I. KODAK also supplies the US Navy with a cellulose acetate which is a film product used for coating airplane wings along with unbreakable lenses for their gas masks. In 1921 under and anit-trust case, the courts rule that KODAK is to divest six of the companies it has acquired and to end practicing requiring KODAK dealers to sell nothing but KODAK products. By 1927 KODAK employees were 20,000 people worldwide. ... In 1954, KODAK again has anti-trust problems because of its practice of including its processing fee into the price of the film, which is said to inhibit trade in the photo-finishing industry. Then in 1955 a consent degree forces Eastman-KODAK to sell color film without the processing fee included. ... In 1962, with Jon Glen’s orbit of the earth recorded on KODAK film, the companies consolidated US sales exceed 1 billion dollars. KODAK goes into orbit one more time in 1969 when Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong take a stereo camera make by KODAK with them when they land on the moon. That same year, KODAK gets awarded an Emmy for its development of fast color processing for television use. In 1978 the Eastman Chemical Division of KODAK introduces polyester plastic to manufacture beverage bottles.
Approximate Word count = 1660
Approximate Pages = 6.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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