A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War
Where: New York Public Library—Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
476 Fifth Ave. (42nd St. Entrance)
212-340-0863 Price: Free
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With Ronald K. Fierstein, who worked closely with Edwin Land as a young lawyer on the team of litigators representing Polaroid in court.
This illustrated lecture tells the fascinating story of the reclusive genius who, as a teen, invented the plastic polarizer, which is still used almost a century later in countless popular applications including our ubiquitous sunglasses and LCD screens.