Hey folks,

Just a heads up, the article is inaccurate; only George Eastman's father died, he was closely attached emotionally to his mother the rest of his life.

His life story is pretty incredible and he was a great philanthropist, donating large sums of money to the city of Rochester, MIT, and setting up multiple hospitals throughout the developing world. I'm an Eastman School grad, this stuff gets mentioned all the time. :P

Peace,
Drew

Isn't this the same kind of thing Robert Schumann used to become a virtuoso pianist, except the device ended up destroying his ligaments and he could never play professionally again?