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millions of dollars over the course of his career. He co-developed the Nimslo camera, the first 3D consumer camera, the first high-speed video camera for scientific motion analysis for Spin
Physics division of Eastman Kodak, and provided the mechanical design for the world's first tablet computer. Overall, nearly 50 patents bear his name.
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Throughout his life, Dean's recreational passions were fly-fishing and golf. According to
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camera, introduced in 1963, and the panoply of "point-and-shoot" cameras introduced in the late 1970s. Both of these inventions had a huge impact on consumer photography, and nearly every snapshot taken since the mid-1960s, and virtually every photo of any kind since the 1980s, have benefited from
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Toys, their childproof audiocassette recorder and phonograph player, both introduced in the early 1980s. He designed a number of important advanced products for the medical industry, and developed a variety of patented methods for improving manufacturing processes, saving manufacturers tens of
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in 1972. The technologies from the "beehive" camera continue to resonate throughout the photography, digital photography, cinematography and video industries. Honeywell never introduced the camera to the market, but successfully sued other camera manufacturers who did so for infringement of
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