Kodak Built the Digital Camera
In short: In 1975 a Kodak engineer built a toaster-sized digital camera, and Kodak invested in digital for decades, yet the company still could not hold on to its dominance.
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Sources used in this film: IEEE Spectrum (The Institute, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), “The First Digital Camera Was the Size of a Toaster”; BBC (BBC Future), “A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera”; IEEE Spectrum (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), “How the Digital Camera Transformed Our Concept of History”; University of Michigan (Professor Allan Afuah, case study prepared by Dave Lehmkuhl, Jeff Liebl, Larry Lien and Sherleen Ong), “Digital Technology”; Eastman Kodak Company (Form 10-K annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), “ek2011_10k.htm”; United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (via U.S. Government Publishing Office, govinfo.gov), “USCOURTS-nysb-1_12-bk-10202-0.pdf”; Eastman Kodak Company (Form 10-K annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), “10-K”; MIT Sloan Management Review (article by Willy Shih, Harvard Business School; former Kodak senior vice president), “The Real Lessons From Kodak’s Decline”; Cambridge University Press (Business History Review, Harvard College), “The Problem of Sustaining a Successful Enterprise: Kodak’s Multiple Takes at Strategic Renewal that Culminated in Failure | Business History Review | Cambridge Core”; Mack Institute for Innovation Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (draft working paper by Natalya Vinokurova and Rahul Kapoor), “Microsoft Word - 01112023 Kodak's long journey post-AOM no watermark”; Digital Commons at Buffalo State, State University of New York College at Buffalo (master's thesis by Paul T. Moon Jr., August 2019), “Missed Moments: Kodak’s Failure to Define the Consumer Market for Digital Photography”; YouTube video interview with Steve Sasson (uploader not identified on page), “Steve Sasson, Digital Camera Inventor”.
Sources used in this film
- IEEE Spectrum (The Institute, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) — The First Digital Camera Was the Size of a Toaster · View →
- BBC (BBC Future) — A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera · View →
- IEEE Spectrum (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) — How the Digital Camera Transformed Our Concept of History · View →
- University of Michigan (Professor Allan Afuah, case study prepared by Dave Lehmkuhl, Jeff Liebl, Larry Lien and Sherleen Ong) — Digital Technology · View →
- Eastman Kodak Company (Form 10-K annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) — ek2011_10k.htm · View →
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (via U.S. Government Publishing Office, govinfo.gov) — USCOURTS-nysb-1_12-bk-10202-0.pdf · View →
- Eastman Kodak Company (Form 10-K annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) — 10-K · View →
- MIT Sloan Management Review (article by Willy Shih, Harvard Business School; former Kodak senior vice president) — The Real Lessons From Kodak’s Decline · View →
- Cambridge University Press (Business History Review, Harvard College) — The Problem of Sustaining a Successful Enterprise: Kodak’s Multiple Takes at Strategic Renewal that Culminated in Failure | Business History Review | Cambridge Core · View →
- Mack Institute for Innovation Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (draft working paper by Natalya Vinokurova and Rahul Kapoor) — Microsoft Word - 01112023 Kodak's long journey post-AOM no watermark · View →
- Digital Commons at Buffalo State, State University of New York College at Buffalo (master's thesis by Paul T. Moon Jr., August 2019) — Missed Moments: Kodak’s Failure to Define the Consumer Market for Digital Photography · View →
- YouTube video interview with Steve Sasson (uploader not identified on page) — Steve Sasson, Digital Camera Inventor · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: IEEE Spectrum (The Institute, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers): The First Digital Camera Was the Size of a Toaster
- Also: BBC (BBC Future): A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera
- Also: IEEE Spectrum (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers): How the Digital Camera Transformed Our Concept of History
- Also: University of Michigan (Professor Allan Afuah, case study prepared by Dave Lehmkuhl, Jeff Liebl, Larry Lien and Sherleen: Digital Technology
- Also: Eastman Kodak Company (Form 10-K annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission): ek2011_10k.htm
- Also: United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (via U.S. Government Publishing Office, govinfo.gov): USCOURTS-nysb-1_12-bk-10202-0.pdf
- Also: Eastman Kodak Company (Form 10-K annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission): 10-K
- Also: MIT Sloan Management Review (article by Willy Shih, Harvard Business School; former Kodak senior vice president): The Real Lessons From Kodak’s Decline
- Also: Cambridge University Press (Business History Review, Harvard College): The Problem of Sustaining a Successful Enterprise: Kodak’s Multiple Takes at Strategic Renewal that Culminated in Failure | Business History Review | Cambridge Core
- Also: Mack Institute for Innovation Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (draft working paper by Natalya: Microsoft Word - 01112023 Kodak's long journey post-AOM no watermark
- Also: Digital Commons at Buffalo State, State University of New York College at Buffalo (master's thesis by Paul T. Moon Jr., : Missed Moments: Kodak’s Failure to Define the Consumer Market for Digital Photography
- Also: YouTube video interview with Steve Sasson (uploader not identified on page): Steve Sasson, Digital Camera Inventor
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