# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edwin-h-land
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:37:37.022Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/edwin-h-land"
name: "Edwin H. Land"
slug: "edwin-h-land"
description: "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."
tagline: "American scientist and inventor (1909–1991)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1909-05-07"
deathDate: "1991-03-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump