Eastman Chemical Company

George Eastman was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented roll film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream. Roll film was also the basis for the invention of motion picture film in 1888 by the world's first filmmakers Eadward Muybridge... and Louis Le Prince, and a few years later by their followers Léon Bouly, Thomas Edison, the Lumière Brothers and Georges Méliès. He was a major philanthropist, establishing the Eastman School of Music, and schools of dentistry and medicine at the University of Rochester; contributing to the construction of MIT's second campus on the Charles River; and donating to Tuskegee and Hampton universities. In addition, he provided funds for clinics in London and other European cities to serve low-income residents. The George Eastman House, now operated as the International Museum of Photography and Film, has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Eastman was born in Waterville, New York to George Washington Eastman and Maria Eastman , the youngest child, at the 10-acre farm which his parents bought in 1849.
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Howard Lance is the current chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of the Harris Corporation. He was selected by Harris' Board... of Directors in January 2003 to replace Phillip W. Farmer upon his retirement. Howard is currently in transition and working with Bill Brown. Bill Brown will take over as Harris' new President and Chief Executive Officer from Howard Lance. Before joining Harris, Mr. Lance was president of NCR Corporation and chief operating officer of its Retail and Financial Group. Previously, he spent 17 years with Emerson Electric Co., where he held a number of senior management positions including executive vice president of its Electronics and Telecommunications segment; chief executive officer and director of its Astec PLC electronics subsidiary in Hong Kong; group vice president of its Climate Technologies business segment; and president of its Copeland Refrigeration division. Earlier, Mr. Lance held sales and marketing assignments with the Scott-Fetzer Company and Caterpillar Inc. where he began his career in an engineering co-op program. He earned an M.S.
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