Inventor
Edwin H. Land
Instant photography, and five hundred and thirty five patents.
Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI was an American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. He invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and the retinex theory of color vision. His Polaroid instant camera went on sale in 1948 and made it possible for a picture to be taken and developed in one minute or less.
- Born
- 1909-05-07, Bridgeport, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1991-03-01, Cambridge, USAA Friday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1909-05-07, Bridgeport, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 16°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 12°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 3°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 18°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 18°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 4°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 17°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°01′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 14°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 24°25′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1991-03-01, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 10°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 22°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 10°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 9°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 14°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 4°51′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 2°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 12°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 16°08′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 20°21′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Edwin H. Land was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.