
Digital Silence
How Kodak invented the future and then hid it
Robert Dean(Author)
epubli (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 5. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-3-565-22603-0 (ISBN)
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"The Digital Silence - How Kodak invented the future and then hid it" tells the tragic corporate irony of Eastman Kodak. In 1975, a Kodak engineer named Steven Sasson invented the first digital camera. It was the size of a toaster and took 0.01-megapixel images. When he showed it to executives, they said: "That's cute-but don't tell anyone about it."
Business journalist Robert Dean explains why. Kodak made its money on film and developing chemicals (the "razor and blade" model). A camera that didn't need film was a threat to their existence. They suppressed the technology for decades to protect their monopoly.
"The Digital Silence" describes the slow-motion car crash that followed. When competitors finally released digital cameras, Kodak couldn't catch up. The company that captured the 20th century filed for bankruptcy in 2012. A masterclass in the "Innovator's Dilemma" and the danger of fearing your own invention.
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Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 29.7 cm
Width: 21 cm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-565-22603-0 (9783565226030)
Schweitzer Classification