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Howell, Albert Summers |
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Howell, Albert Summers (1879–1951) inventor, camera manufacturer; born in West Branch, Mich. He was an apprentice machinist and a tool and die technician in Chicago (1905–07). He joined with Don J. Bell to form the Bell and Howell Company (1907). He designed a 35-millimeter movie projector (patented in 1907) and camera (patented 1909), and a continuous printer to reproduce films that made the mass distribution of movies possible (1911). He created the first inexpensive camera for the amateur photographer (1922) and continued to develop new equipment after his official retirement in 1938. Along with Thomas Edison and George Eastman, he was elected an honorary life member of the American Society of Cinematographers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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