Re: Demise of film - off topic

From: Greg Schmitz ^lt;gws1@columbia.edu>
Date: 08/09/05-07:27:36 AM Z
Message-id: <Pine.GSO.4.63.0508090923480.11445@banana.cc.columbia.edu>

On Tue, 9 Aug 2005, SteveS wrote:

> Albiet, the same for the advance of electronic [digital] photography, which
> is not from military research but medical. Chemical advancements have to do
> with drug research and both come together in the desire to prolong life and
> relieve human suffering.

Simply not true. Most of the money spent for digital chip development and
software came from DOE and DOD; not from the AMA, NSF, CDC or any
corporations that happen to own hospitals. Kodak BTW was/is a big player.

--greg
Received on Tue Aug 9 07:27:43 2005

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