THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Innovation

“Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation. ” - Mason Cooley

TOPIC OF THE DAY

The Importance Of Innovation

Just outside the downtown area of Rochester NY is a stately tree lined thoroughfare known as East Avenue. On it, there is a mansion which was the former estate of George Eastman. The company George Eastman founded named "Kodak" was the pioneer of silver halide technology which became the cornerstone of photography. Today, 900 East Avenue is the site of the George Eastman Museum of Photography. Despite changing times and conditions, the company Eastman founded in the late 1890s is still a dominant factor in imaging technology.

Across town, there sits a major university called Rochester Institute of Technology. It is the academic focal point for another industry that grew up in Rochester. Under the pioneering efforts of Joseph C. Wilson, this company is now known all over the world as "Xerox."

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