Edwin Herbert Land,
ForMemRS,
FRPS,
Hon.MRI (May 7, 1909 – March 1, 1991) was an
American scientist and
inventor, best known as the co-founder of the
Polaroid Corporation. Among other things, he invented inexpensive filters for
polarizing light, a practical system of
in-camera instant photography, and his
retinex theory of
color vision. His
Polaroid instant camera, which went on sale in late 1948, made it possible for a picture to be taken and developed in 60 seconds or less.