Leopold Mannes
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Co-invented Kodachrome (1935) with Leopold Godowsky Jr. — two concert musicians who did chemistry in hotel bathrooms between recitals; later president of the Mannes School of Music
1899, New York City, United States — 1964, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States
United States
Leopold Mannes is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Co-invented Kodachrome (1935) with Leopold Godowsky Jr. — two concert musicians who did chemistry in hotel bathrooms between recitals; later president of the Mannes School of Music
Leopold Mannes was an American concert pianist and inventor who, with his friend Leopold Godowsky Jr., co-invented Kodachrome (1935), the first commercially successful color film — famously begun with experiments in hotel bathrooms between recitals and completed at Kodak's labs. He later served as president of the Mannes School of Music, founded by his family. He was of Jewish descent through the Mannes and Damrosch families.
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Source: Wikipedia (son of musicians David Mannes and Clara Damrosch)
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Co-invented Kodachrome (1935) with Leopold Godowsky Jr. — two concert musicians who did chemistry in hotel bathrooms between recitals; later president of the Mannes School of Music
Source: Wikipedia (son of musicians David Mannes and Clara Damrosch)
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