On This Day in Science History - July 12

July 12^th is George Eastman's birthday. Eastman was the American inventor of rolled photographic film. He formed the Eastman Kodak Company to bring photography to the average person. For $25, a person could buy a camera with 100 exposures. Eastman promised, "You push the button, we do the rest." Once all 100 pictures were taken, the camera and a $10 processing fee was returned to Kodak where they reloaded the camera with film and developed and printed the pictures.

Eastman's film started amateur photography and the motion picture business. The Kodak company still pioneers photographic films and digital photography. Find out what else occurred on this day in science history.