Kodachrome

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Who

Leopold Mannes and Leopold Godowsky Jr., American musicians of Jewish descent who worked with Eastman Kodak.

When

1935

Where

Rochester, New York, United States

Kodachrome was one of the first successful color reversal films and shaped color photography and cinema for decades. It was invented by Leopold Mannes and Leopold Godowsky Jr., two professional musicians who developed the process and refined it at Eastman Kodak. Both came from prominent Jewish musical families, Mannes the son of violinist David Mannes and Godowsky the son of pianist Leopold Godowsky.

Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.