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Kenneth Mees

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In 1951 he suffered a massive thrombosis in one leg and lost it to amputation. Despite that, he became adept at using an artificial limb and even managed to drive his own car.
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During his career, he published 100 scientific papers and 60 other works. Among his accomplishments was the development of sensitive photographic emulsions for use in
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Later, he was named vice president in charge of Research and Development for Eastman Kodak; he remained at that position until he retired in 1955.
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He married in 1909 Alice Crisp, and together they raised two children: Graham (1910) and Doris (1912). They were married for 45 years.
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Historically speaking - tribute to C.E. Kenneth Mees, scientist and photographer, and former VP at Eastman Kodak
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Company acquired Wratten and Wainwright because they were interested in the skills Mees provided.
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From 1906 until 1912, Mees worked for Wratten and Wainwright, Ltd., assisting
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British physicist and founder of the Eastman Kodak's Research Laboratories
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Mees' role in history of infrared photography development and Kodachrome
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Progress Medal, Royal Photographic Society, Great Britain, 1912 and 1952
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From dry plates to Ektachrome film: a story of photographic research
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The C.E.K. Mees Award is the highest research honor given by Kodak.
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Recent advances in sensitizers for the photography of the infrared
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Mees served as the first president of the board of trustees of
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Clark, W. (1961). "Charles Edward Kenneth Mees. 1882-1960".
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The C.E.K. Mees Medal, awarded in odd-numbered years by the
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Investigations on the Theory of the Photographic Process
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Inductee, International Photography Hall of Fame, 1972
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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
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FRS
scientist
photographic researcher
Wellingborough
England
Wesleyan
minister
University of London
D.Sc.
Frederick Wratten
panchromatic
light filters
Eastman Kodak
George Eastman
Rochester
New York
World War I
attack on Pearl Harbor
World War II
astronomy
George Eastman House
Honolulu
F. M. Hamer
The Theory of the Photographic Process
Henry Draper Medal
National Academy of Sciences
Progress Medal
American Philosophical Society
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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