Historedia
Person

George Eastman

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1888–1895

Every event in Historedia whose sources name George Eastman, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. George Eastman registers the Kodak trademark and roll-film camera patent

    1888

    Role: Innovator and entrepreneur who patented the roll-film camera and trademarked the Kodak name in 1888

    1. 1888 · Location of trademark registration not specified in supplied passagesTrademark Registration

      Eastman trademarked the name Kodak in 1888, a word he and his mother Maria devised, favored for its strong, incisive letter 'k'.

    2. September 1888 · Rochester, New YorkCamera Patent Issuance

      U.S. patent 388,850 for the roll-film camera was filed in March 1888 and issued in September 1888.

  2. George Selden granted the first U.S. automobile patent

    1895

    Role: Witness to Patent Filing

    1. 1895-11-05 · United StatesGrant of Selden Patent

      George B. Selden received U.S. Patent 549,160 for a road engine on November 5, 1895, after a sixteen-year delay due to amendments.

Sources

  1. George Eastman Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
  2. Kodak Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
  3. George B. Selden Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-04