Born Kent, England, 1889. Pilot U.S. Air Service 1919.
From WWI through WWII became the leading expert and
advocate in the science of aerial photography.
Inventor of artificially illuminated night and color aerial
photography, rapid film processing, strip film and
stereoscopic aerial cameras, reconnaissance equipment
and aircraft design.
His photo transmission systems are used in space photography
to catalogue the earth's resources and expand man's
knowledge of the universe, and to assist in maintaining
world peace.
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