Ebook: A triumph of genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak patent war

One man Steve Jobs outspokenly admired was Edwin Land, the creator of Polaroid's instant photography. Jobs revered Land as ""a national treasure, "" and modeled much of his career after his. Neither had a college degree, but both men built highly successful, innovative organizations. Both were perfectionists, micro-managers with fanatic attention to detail, consummate showmen and marketers. In many ways, Edwin Land was the original Steve Jobs.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Prologue; Landisms; Chapter 1. A Very Special Young Man; Chapter 2. Polaroid Is Born; Chapter 3. One-Step Photography; Chapter 4. A Consumer Curiosity?; Chapter 5. Color; Chapter 6. Absolute One-Step Photography; Chapter 7. The Big Push-The Bigger Divide; Chapter 8. Aladdin Emerges; Chapter 9. The Coming Storm; Chapter 10. A Fight for Survival; Chapter 11. Kodak's View; Chapter 12. The Battle Is Joined; Chapter 13. Early Skirmishes in Discovery; Chapter 14. Searching for the Facts; Chapter 15. Kodak's Big Assault.