93 years ago today, on March 14, 1932 (February 8, 1932, the inventor of Kodak cameras, Eastman, committed suicide. On March 14, 1932, George Eastman, inventor of Kodak cameras, passed away. In 1888, the Kodak camera invented by George Eastman, the first batch of cameras put on the market. It is a simple handheld square box camera containing a roll of paper negative that can take 100 sheets. After filming, it must be sent back to the factory for development, printing and reloading of the negative. In 1889, Eastman produced transparencies; In 1892, the original enterprise was reorganized into Eastman-Kodak Company. Eight years later,"White Lonny" cameras for children were produced and sold for $1 each. By 1927, Eastman-Kodak Company had effectively monopolized the American photography industry and was one of the largest companies in the American photography industry. Eastman gave more than $75 million to units such as the University of Rochester (of which Eastman School of Music is part) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also the pioneer in distributing dividends to stimulate workers. On March 14, 1932, Eastman committed suicide.