Edwin Land Quotes

United States, Inventor
May 7, 1909 – March, 1, 1991.

Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI (May 7, 1909 – March 1, 1991) 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, among other things. His Polaroid instant camera went on sale in late 1948 and made it possible for a picture to be taken and developed in 60 seconds or less.

Politeness is the poison of collaboration.

Edwin Land
- Collaboration
If you dream of something worth doing and then simply go to work on it and don't think anything of personalities, or emotional conflicts, or of money, or of family distractions; it is amazing how quickly you get through those 5,000 steps.

Edwin Land
- Work
- Family
- Money

Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.

Edwin Land
- Creativity
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.

Edwin Land
- Creativity
Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.

Edwin Land
- Important
The most important thing about power is to make sure you don't have to use it.

Edwin Land
- Important
- Power
It's not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.

Edwin Land
- Stop
Any problem can be solved using the materials in the room.

Edwin Land

Marketing is what you do when your product is no good.

Edwin Land
- Good
- Marketing
Science is a method to keep yourself from kidding yourself.

Edwin Land
- Science