1888 – founded (20 years after School of Engineering at University of Edinburgh)
Interim years: Kodak moves from dry-plate to film, and from B&W to colour, both early, anticipating future markets. Result = 90% market share.
1975 Steve Sasson demonstrates digital image capture (details: 3.6kg, 23seconds, 0.01MP).
“That’s cute but don’t tell anyone about it”
1989 Steve Sasson & Robert Hills create DSLR; management get “jumpy.”
1999 The then-CEO says
“Kodak regarded digital photography as the enemy, an evil juggernaut that would kill the chemical-based film and paper business that fueled Kodak’s sales and profits for decades.”“
2012 Bankruptcy