The early photographs were made using glass plates covered with light-sensitive chemicals. These glass plates were both heavy and fragile. The American inventor George Eastman decided to try to produce something better.
In 1884, after four years of experimentation, East man produced a photosensitive film consisting of paper smeared with a gel. He had solved the major problems of glass plates.
In 1888 he produced what he called the Kodak Camera. This was light and small and made use of a long roll of film so that a number of photographs could be taken without opening the camera. It was an instant success and Eastman rapidly amassed a fortune.
In 1889 the paper was replaced by celluloid. This flexible, transparent substance made possible the next great step in photographic history, the moving picture. By replacing the glass plate, Eastman had made possible Hollywood and all the movies ever made.
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