Leopold Godowsky, Jr.
Born May 27 1900 - Died Feb 18 1983
Color Photography
Patent Number(s) 1,997,493 Inducted 2005
Leopold Godowsky, Jr. and Leopold Mannes, affectionately known by colleagues and friends as "God and Man," were professional musicians who performed together as violinist and pianist and who enjoyed photography as a hobby.
Invention Impact
Leopold Godowsky, Jr. and Leopold Mannes revolutionized color photography by making it commercially possible and available to the world by inventing the process that became Kodachrome film. Prior color techniques were too complicated and expensive. Kodachrome film's ease of use and exceptional quality appealed to amateurs and professionals interested in still and movie photography.
Inventor Bio
Despite Godowsky's success as an inventor, he considered music, especially playing chamber music - often with the most illustrious musicians of his time like Heifetz, Primrose, Feuermann, and Piatigorsky - his greatest passion in life. | |
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