The journey starts from the Titanic

Standing on the Rainbow Bridge, Situ Nan hugged Laura from behind, behind which was the crystal clear Niagara Falls.

"Are you ready? I called one, two, three and took the picture!" Old Smith was obviously a familiar hand, and he had set up the camera in twos or twos. He reminded Situ Nan and Laura to be prepared.

"Three...two...one..."

Just when Old Smith called "one", Situ Nan suddenly lowered his head and kissed Laura's cheek.

With a "pop", the fluorescence flashed, and old Smith pressed the shutter, and the time was frozen.

"You..." Laura turned her head and gave Situ Nan a white look, and touched her slightly moist cheek, but the cold temperature made her delicate face a little white, Laura felt a bit spicy, but her face was not red at all. stand up.

"Hahaha!" Situ Nan who succeeded in the attack was in a good mood and smiled triumphantly.

"Laugh, you are funny!" Laura became a little angry, reaching out to catch Situ Nan.But through the thick clothes, Laura's is just like itching, it doesn't get into the flesh at all, and it doesn't feel at all.

Many years later, this somewhat spoofed photo became one of the most precious photos of the Stony William family, and it has been passed down as an heirloom for generations.

"A few more photos, Old Smith," Situ Nan said.

"Ok!"

"Thank you, old Smith." Situ Nan joyfully took the camera from old Smith.

"Haha. It's nice to be young!" Old Smith said with some envy.

"Wow, your camera is good, better than mine! Oh, it's also Kodak." Situ Nan said, looking at the camera in Old Smith's hand.

"True knowledge! My camera is unique in the world, and there is no better camera." Old Smith said triumphantly.

Looking at Situ Nan's envious eyes, Old Smith said: "Why don't you try?"

"Really? Can I really?" Situ Nan asked.

"Of course!" Old Smith said generously.

Situ Nan took it over and played it, but it was better than his own. The Kodak camera he bought was already the best camera on the market, but it was not comparable to the camera in Old Smith's hands.

Maybe as he said, it is not necessarily unique in the world.

Who is he?Is it impossible for ordinary people to have such a good camera?It seems that the identity of this person is not simple.

Situ Nan thought curiously.But everyone met right away, so it's not easy to go further.

"Laura, you go take a picture with old Smith!" Situ Nan said while adjusting the camera.

Situ Nan and Laura became acquainted with Old Smith immediately, and with the help of other tourists, they took another photo.

Then Situ Nan and his party went to Canada on the opposite side. Why?Because there are actually two Niagara Falls, one in the United States, called American Falls, and the other in Canada, called Horseshoe Falls.Since both waterfalls are facing Canada, if you want to see the complete Niagara Falls, you have to go to Canada.

The feeling of being present cannot be replaced by other channels. The beauty and magnificence of Niagara Falls can only be felt deep when you see it with your own eyes.At least Situ Nan was conquered by it.

As Dickens wrote in his "Notes on America": "In the unfathomable tomb of the water country, there will always be waves and ghosts. It is so huge that nothing can be compared, and it will never be subdued. The universe is still a chaos. While the darkness was still covering the water, when the sky flooding-the flood-another flood-flooding the sky before-the light has not yet filled the universe in obedience to God's command, it solemnly manifested here...

"Niagara Falls, beautiful and gorgeous, deeply touched my heart; bearing in mind, it will never fade, never migrate, until her pulse stops beating, forever, forever."

In addition to waterfalls, Niagara has other landscapes, such as the Centennial Lilac Garden, Niagara Falls Museum, etc., which have left Situ Nan and their footprints.

They took a lot of photos, but most of them were taken by Old Smith. Speaking of photography skills, the amateur level of Situ Nan’s two knives is incomparable with the master level of Old Smith. In view of this, Old Smith is almost The exclusive photographer for this young couple.Of course, this is something Old Smith is very happy with.

Although photography seems very fashionable to people with this idea now, in Situ Nan's opinion, this kind of black and white photography is very nostalgic, and he likes photography a bit.I thought to myself, keep every good moment, until I leave this world, carefully look through the things I have experienced, this life is not in vain.

Chapter 83 turned out to be Kodak’s Eastman?

The two days of play was exhausting, but it was also a lot of rewards. This trip was worthwhile.

After returning to the hotel, to express his gratitude, Situ Nan invited old Smith to dinner, and old Smith readily agreed.

The two days of traveling together allowed Situ Nan and Old Smith to take over the friendship. Although Old Smith didn't talk much, he was very kind and generous. He looked at Situ Nan and Laura like an elder.

"Thank you, Smith. You are such a gentleman. We played with you for the past two days and had a great time." Situ Nan said sincerely.

"Needless to say, I also had a good time, didn't I? By the way, Stonney, I am not Smith, my real name is George Eastman, you can call me George."

Old Smith said playfully.

"Huh?" Situ Nan was taken aback for a moment, thought of something, smiled, and said, "Hello, George, is this all right?"

"What a good boy, I like you two very much. With you, I feel a lot younger." Eastman laughed.

"George Eastman?" Situ Nan was munching on the beef and wondering where the name seemed to have been heard before, but he couldn't remember for a while.

This is the case with people who travel through. Sometimes people or events that I encounter are obviously familiar, but I can't tell.I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, but I am in this mountain.Sometimes when you are in it, no onlooker can see clearly.

"Mr. Eastman, are you the one who invented the Kodak camera?" Laura asked aloud.

"Yeah. You are right, Laura. My company is called Eastman Kodak." George Eastman nodded and said, "How did you know?"

"I saw it in the newspaper! Didn't you donate a large sum of money to fund education the other day? The newspaper praised your behavior! You are such a generous gentleman." Laura said.

"I just did something that should be done. I didn't expect to report back." Eastman said easily, without any sense of pride.

"Oh!? It turns out that you are the founder of Kodak, Mr. Eastman, why didn't I expect it!" Situ Nan patted his head with some annoyance.

George Eastman's reputation in the United States is much greater than that of Stuart. In 1886, Eastman developed a roll-type photosensitive film, the "Eastman Film", which ended the use of wet, bulky and fragile glass for photography. The history of negatives.

The Kodak camera he invented is so famous, it is an epoch-making product.Eastman is not only a technologically outstanding inventor, but also a successful entrepreneur, but also an admirable philanthropist.

George Eastman was poor when he was a child and suffered a lot. His father died when he was seven years old. In order to help his family, Eastman dropped out of school and went to an insurance company. After several years of hard work, he finally became a man. White-collar workers at the bank.

Eastman has loved traveling since he was a child. By chance, he was going to travel. His colleague suggested that he take a camera with him. So Eastman went to study photography. Eastman did not make this trip, but he started from then on. The indissoluble bond with the photography industry.

The cameras at the time were still very bulky and inconvenient to use.In the previous Hong Kong movie "Huang Feihong" that Situ Nan saw when he was a child, the heroine thirteen aunts came back from overseas. She loves to play diorama, and the camera is one of them.The camera she used was the old one with a tripod, and it almost took a person to carry it.

When taking a photo, lift up the thick shading cloth in front of the camera, stick your head in, and then slap like a small explosion. The magnesium powder flash emits a shining light, so you can take a picture. Down.

Why not make the camera the size of a pocket and go with the photos?Eastman was determined to improve the camera that was inconvenient to use at the time. In the following years, except for work, Eastman spent all his time and energy on photography research.

However, technical research is very boring, and the experiment requires a lot of time. Once an important date Eastman was forgotten because of research, and as a result, he finally lost his girlfriend.Since then, he has been unmarried all his life, which is a pity.

The effort paid off, and Eastman’s invention finally succeeded. In 886, Eastman developed a roll-type photosensitive film, the "Eastman Film", which ended the use of wet, bulky and fragile glass as a photographic film. History.

In June 1888, the small pocket camera "Kodak One" was finally launched on the market. At the same time, the most special feature of this camera was that after all the shooting was completed, the camera was sent for development intact.This style and sales method is of epoch-making significance in the history of photography.

Eastman Kodak Company quickly developed and expanded under his management. With excellent technology and Eastman's excellent management skills, Kodak Company became a giant in the photography industry in the United States and the world.Eastman's business was thus successful.

What makes Situ Nan admire him most is that he has always maintained a heart of charity. He did not wait for him to develop or die before he started his charity, but from when his weekly salary reached 60 US dollars. Donated $50 to Rochester Institute of Technology.In the rest of his life, he worked hard.

Throughout his life, Eastman donated more than 100 million U.S. dollars.In the early 20th century, 100 million US dollars was an extremely large fortune.