# Edwin H. Land

> Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI was an American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. He invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and the retinex theory of color vision. His Polaroid instant camera went on sale in 1948 and made it possible for a picture to be taken and developed in one minute or less.

*American scientist and inventor (1909–1991)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/edwin-h-land

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1909-05-07
- **Died:** 1991-03-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 23.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6277145/ (@nm6277145)

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://lt.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edvinas_Landas)
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- [ادوین لند](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF)
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- [Edwin H. Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_H._Land)
- [Edwin Herbert Land](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Herbert_Land)
- [Edwin Herbert Land](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Herbert_Land)
- [ادوین لند](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [Edwin H. Land](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_H._Land)
- [Edwin Hubert Land](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubert_Land)
- [Էդվին Հերբերտ Լենդ](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%A4%D5%BE%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%80%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A2%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%BF_%D4%BC%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%A4)
- [Edwin Herbert Land](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Herbert_Land)
- [Edwin Land](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Land)
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- [Edwin Herbert Land](https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Herbert_Land)
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- [Edwin H. Land](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_H._Land)
- [एडविन लँड](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A1)
- [အက်ဒ်ဝင် ဟားဘတ် လန်း](https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%92%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9D%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA_%E1%80%9F%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8%E1%80%98%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA_%E1%80%9C%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8)
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- [Wikiquote](https://el.wikiquote.org/wiki/%CE%88%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B9%CE%BD_%CE%9B%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edwin_H._Land)
- [Wikiquote](https://eo.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edwin_H._Land)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380134)

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