Talk:George Eastman

Roll film

He invented roll film for photography

But the movie film format as such was designed by Edison

Also, celluloid base film is no longer used. I think they use acetate and other materials —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Egil (talk • contribs) 05:17, January 24, 2003 (UTC)

"He invented roll film for photography." No, he didn't. David H. Houston did, in 1881. Trekphiler 18:02, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Can you provide any evidence of that? There is no article for a David H. Houston. Wiki editor 6 (talk) 05:06, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

There should be......Antonio Beautiful Man Martin (talk) 09:42, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Chronology wrong

Something is wrong with the dates here. Born 1854 ... moved to Rochester 1860 (age 6) ... father died "two years later) (1862) (age 8) and he left high school. How did he even get into high school at age 8? Scott Johnson 19:03, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

O

The bit about the letter "O" seems fishy. If you look at the cited source, About.com, it talks about the letter "K" instead, as does the Wikipedia page about Eastman Kodak. Here's the sentence that seems fishy: The letter "O" had been a favorite of Eastman's, he is quoted in saying, "it seems a round, endless sort of letter" Brian Douglas Skinner 12 December 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.18.215.96 (talk) 03:33, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Offspring?

At least for disambiguation purposes, I'd like to see mention of the offspring of THIS George Eastman who are ALSO named (namesakes?) George Eastman, such as the Dr. George Eastman of Cambridge, MA, the psychology and philosophy professor (and vegetarian advocate), EdD, PhD, who is (I think) a son - or possibly grandson - of THIS George Eastman. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MaynardClark (talk • contribs) 20:05, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Eastman never had any children. Wiki editor 6 (talk) 04:57, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Award

Is there not a (George) Eastman Prize/Award given annually at the University of Rochester (perhaps the URMC)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by MaynardClark (talk • contribs) 20:08, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Death

At the eastman house, the tour guides always say that he committed suicide via shotgun to the head. Any verification? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.192.104.13 (talk) 14:13, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Lack of information

Why does this article only contain information about his "Later Years" and "Legacy"? Isn't there anything to be said about his work with Eastman Kodak? 98.210.104.178 (talk) 04:39, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Now I see that there used to be more information but an entire section was blanked recently. Does anyone know why this happened? 98.210.104.178 (talk) 04:45, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Satanist?

Just curious, wasn't he a member of a satanic cult or church? I read the article looking to confirm what my dad told me once (I think he read about it on Time Magazine or People Magazine or something) but found nothing about his religious beliefs. Antonio El Bello Martin (talk) 09:39, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

• Eastman didn't talk much about his religion; he's widely considered to have been an atheist, or at most an apatheist. See, for instance this recollection from a personal friend forty years later: "He had no religion in the Christian sense." Powers ^T 14:02, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
• Assuming you didn't invent that rumor yourself, you probably should consult Snopes.com, a site specifically set up to confirm or debunk urban legends. -- DanielPenfield (talk) 17:51, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

• Snopes has nothing to say on the topic. Is there some reason you would disbelieve my source? Powers ^T 18:06, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

• Indent level for both responses is one. Ergo, my response was to User:AntonioMartin, not you. He can submit his rumor there rather than hijack Wikipedia to do so. -- DanielPenfield (talk) 19:30, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
  • Well, it is now. It wasn't when I posted, so I thought you were responding to me. Powers ^T 20:25, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

• Check the history yourself, you used one colon; I used one colon. Indent was one level then and remains so now. The fact that you don't habitually start your responses with a bullet is not a problem that I have anything to do with. -- DanielPenfield (talk) 20:29, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
  • Both colons and bullets are considered levels of indentation. You had both a colon and a bullet; that's two levels of indentation. You added one to the level I was using. For the record Wikipedia:TALK#Layout suggests that colons be used in normal talk page discussions, leaving bullets for AfD-style discussions and polls. Powers ^T 23:56, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

• "Both colons and bullets are considered levels of indentation." And yet, somehow bullets aren't mentioned in Help:Wiki markup#Indent text. And you've started using them yourself in this thread. And, most importantly, you couldn't use your critical thinking skills to realize that since you're not the rumor-monger, the reply wasn't addressed to you? -- DanielPenfield (talk) 14:06, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
  • Yes, because unlike you I try to adapt my indentation style to that of the people who came before me. We'd all be better off if we all used colons without bullets, but I do try to be accommodating. When you use an obviously confusing format and blame me for misunderstanding, though... well, I'll let this ridiculous discussion speak for itself. Powers ^T 15:31, 7 September 2011 (UTC)