[Phys-L] Re: plasma TV

["Spagna Jr., George" <gspagna@RMC.EDU>]

Bernard Cleyet writes

-----Original Message-----
From: Bernard Cleyet [mailto:anngeorg@PACBELL.NET]
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:56 PM
To: PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
Subject: Re: plasma TV

> The camera is named after the Polaroid Corp.  Which took its name after
> the Land invention of sheet polarization film.
>
> He could have just as easily named it the Land camera.

I believe he did ... I recall advertising for the "Polaroid Land Camera"
(I guess I'm telling my age with that recollection!)

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