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Polaroid: see Land, Edwin H Land, Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, American inventor and photographic pioneer. While at Harvard, Land became interested in the properties and manipulation of polarized light.
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Polaroid
1. a type of plastic sheet that can polarize a transmitted beam of normal light because it is composed of long parallel molecules. It only transmits plane-polarized light if these molecules are parallel to the plane of polarization and, since reflected light is partly polarized, it is often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare
2. Polaroid Land Camera any of several types of camera yielding a finished print by means of a special developing and processing technique that occurs inside the camera and takes only a few seconds to complete


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The Polariod i737 is an easy to use camera, packed with features usually found on more expensive models.
The sight of the Scotland squad marching out in full Highland dress 90 minutes before kick off had me wishing I had remembered the camera, but the photograph inside my head will remain clear and sharp long after any Polariod has discoloured with age.
With Polariod cameras, have each student photograph the tableau from his or her own selected vantage point.
 
 
 
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