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Edwin H. Land's Essays

Edwin H. Land (edited by Mary McCann)

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Summary

This collection brings together Edwin H. Land’s papers and lectures on photography, polarizers, color vision, education and industry. Edited by Mary McCann, it gathers 76 essays across three thematic volumes, including work first published in journals and books, previously unpublished material and Land’s 1945 Senate testimony on science legislation. The range extends from technical research to his views on research institutions and business. The selected bibliography in his National Academy memoir locates his lecture on small-company research and his discussion of university research in the second volume. Together, the papers provide a route into the inventor’s own thinking across science, education and the organization of research.

  • SourceIS&T, Edwin H. Land’s Essays publisher description · Collection description:76 essays, scientific/business/education subjects, unpublished lectures and 1945 Senate testimony
  • SourceIS&T Publications Catalog · PDF p.4, Photography/Archiving: title, Mary McCann as editor, three volumes and ISBN
  • SourceNational Academy memoir of Edwin Land · Selected bibliography, printed pp. 24–25: research lectures mapped to Essays volume II, pp. 1–5 and 11–16

Why read it Our view

Start with volume II’s small-company research lecture, pp. 1–5, and university/research lecture, pp. 11–16, to examine how Land framed the organization of research.

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  • Edwin LandCollected writing by founder
    Land’s papers and lectures, edited by Mary McCann, are collected as one work. Harvard catalogues the set as 1993; the publisher lists 1989. The entry preserves that date conflict and does not claim a full collection review.
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