Question: Where did the Kodak name come from?Answer: Kodak was made up by its founder, George Eastman, and doesn't mean anything. He quit school when he was just thirteen to begin a career in business. By the time he died, he'd given away more than $100 million to schools, the arts, and scientific and medical institutions. He built a huge mansion for his mother and himselfit had more than fifty rooms, including a movie theater!! Read these other History Maker Bios about inventors and scientists who changed our world: Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Milton Hershey, The Wright Brothers.
Question: Where did the Kodak name come from?Answer: Kodak was made up by its founder, George Eastman, and doesn't mean anything. He quit school when he was just thirteen to begin a career in business. By the time he died, he'd given away more than $100 million to schools, the arts, and scientific and medical institutions. He built a huge mansion for his mother and himselfit had more than fifty rooms, including a movie theater!! Read these other History Maker Bios about inventors and scientists who changed our world: Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Milton Hershey, The Wright Brothers.
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