Intelligence Trailblazer
In his public life, Polaroid founder Edwin Land was a scientist and entrepreneur distinguished for his inventions in the fields of polarized light, photography, and color vision. He left a rich legacy of 533 patents, second only to Tomas Edison, by the time he retired in 1982. Books have been written about Land’s extraordinary public achievements and the legacy he created. Yet there exists another legacy equally as rich, but less well known. This article sheds light on Land’s many contributions to the US Intelligence Community.