Edwin H. Land (1909–1991) was the innovative inventor responsible for conceiving of and perfecting instant photography. Known simply as Polaroid, the system revolutionized traditional photography by ...

Edwin Land—forbidding, obsessive, brilliant and the subject of the “American Experience” presentation “Mr. Polaroid”—was an idol of Steve Jobs, according to Land biographer Ron ...

Edwin H. Land wasn’t just the cofounder and longtime head of the Polaroid Corp., which for decades had its headquarters in Cambridge. He was central to its development, ...

Most histories focus on the instant camera’s inventor, Edwin Land. But supporting him behind the scenes was a phalanx of gifted researchers, some of whom may surprise you.

The Polaroid story is local. Cambridge played a big role, from Land’s studies at Harvard University to the Brattle Street home he lived in for 50 years to the Kendall Square offices. Boston was where ...

Edwin Land, were he alive, would hate this post. He wanted to be known for this scientific work and not for his personal life. In fact, upon his death, he ordered the destruction of all his ...

Edwin Land demonstrates his instant camera or Land Camera, manufactured by Polaroid, circa 1947 Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images “After years of trials, in 1947, ...

One problem with the 220 conversion back is that it wastes film quality. The lens in a Land Camera is designed for the negative and print to be the same size, so it doesn’t need to be as sharp ...

But what’s as clear as a well-taken Polaroid was that Edwin Land was a solitary man. And couldn’t have cared less. Mr. Polaroid. Monday, 9 p.m., PBS. Mr. Anderson is the Journal’s TV critic.