The Rise and Fall of Kodak, the Company That Invented the Digital Camera and Was Killed by It

In December 1975, a young Kodak engineer named Steven Sasson built the world's first digital camera from spare parts. This is the paradox at the heart of Kodak's downfall: the company that invented the digital revolution was ultimately destroyed by it. From George Eastman's genius that made photography a household verb to the fateful boardroom decisions that set the future aside, this is the complete rise and fall of Eastman Kodak. We trace nearly 150 years of history, down to the part number and clock speed — the eight-pound prototype, the charge-coupled device, and the bankruptcy filing that came 37 years after that first digital photograph. How does a giant that built the future with its own hands choose to look away from it? If you love deep, carefully researched stories of the companies that built our electronic world, drop a comment with your own Kodak moment and subscribe for more. #Kodak #DigitalCamera #TechHistory #GeorgeEastman #BusinessCollapse