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Sidney Cotton

Australian inventor, photographer and aviator (1894-1969)

  • Fame44.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia770
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Lived 1894–1969, aged 75Australia
AustraliaAustraliaArtistsArtist
  • Wikipedia
    9 languages
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  • Era
    1894–1969
    Aged 75
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-07-22

Frederick Sidney Cotton was an Australian inventor, photographer and aviation and photography pioneer, responsible for developing and promoting an early colour film process, and largely responsible for the development of photographic reconnaissance before and during World War II. He numbered among his close friends George Eastman, Ian Fleming and Winston Churchill.

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