After his education in the public schools of Rochester, New York, Eastman worked briefly for an insurance company and a bank. In 1880 he perfected a process of making dry plates for photography and organized the Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company for their manufacture. The first Kodak (a name he coined) camera was placed on the market in 1888. It was a simple handheld box camera containing a 100-exposure roll of film that used paper negatives. Consumers sent the entire camera back to the manufacturer for developing, printing, and reloading when the film was used up; the company’s slogan was “You press the button, we do the rest.” In 1889 Eastman introduced roll film on a transparent base, which has remained the standard for film. In 1892 he reorganized the business as the Eastman Kodak Company. Eight years later he introduced the Brownie camera, which was intended for use by children and sold for one dollar. By 1927 Eastman Kodak had a virtual monopoly of the photographic industry in the United States, and it has continued to be one of the largest American companies in its field.
The Industrial Revolution changed the economy as it created more jobs, increased trade, and raised prices and lowered salary's. The Industrial Revolution opened a window for large business companies and factories for many, but factory life was very harmful and paid little to none. Thus requiring families to have children work just to have enough income for basic necessities. Trade was on the rise as goods were manufactured swiftly and efficiently.
The Industrial Revolution changed society as it caused urbanization, decreased safety, caused huge overcrowding and pollution. During the Industrial Revolution, safety within factories was not a priority and many workers were harmed or killed in work. Overcrowding occurred as many had to move from rural to urban areas to get jobs, thus crowding in slums and tenants. Pollution, specifically air and water pollution, was on the rise as smoke from factories increased green house gases and factories dumping out sewage in open bodies of water polluted the water.
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Trade was made easier and it made people have more connections into different parts of the country.
