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Dec. 14, 2012
‘Instant’ Looks at Polaroid’s Land
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Writer Christopher Bonanos tells the story of analog instant photography and the man who invented it -- Edwin Land, the scientist and co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. Plus Flora Lichtman visits New York’s 20x24 Studio to capture a super-sized Polaroid camera in action.
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Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Christopher Bonanos
Author, "Instant: The Story of Polaroid" (Princeton Architectural Press, 2012)
Writer, New York Magazine
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Flora Lichtman
Multimedia Editor
NPR's Science Friday
New York, New York
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