Background
Charles Edward Kenneth Mees was born in 1882, in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom. The son of a Wesleyan minister.
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Charles studied chemistry at St. Dunstan's College in London, United Kingdom. In 1903 he became a Bachelor of Science.
Charles was a member of the Photographic Society of America.
Charles Edward Kenneth Mees was born in 1882, in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom. The son of a Wesleyan minister.
Charles studied chemistry at St. Dunstan's College in London, United Kingdom. In 1903 he became a Bachelor of Science. Also, he studied at the University College in London, United Kingdom.
At St. Dunstan's, Mees began a friendship and collaboration with fellow student Samuel E. Sheppard, which led to their joint BSc thesis introducing the idea of gamma infinity. Their researches of the next three years were published in a book in 1907. One of the most valuable references on the photographic process. After receiving his doctorate Mees spent six years with the firm of Wratten and Wainwright, producing a series of light filters, darkroom safelights and dye-sensitized panchromatic plates. From 1906 until 1912 he worked for Wratten and Wainwright, Ltd. In 1912 he was asked to organize and direct Eastman Kodak's new research laboratory in Rochester, New York, and George Eastman purchased Mees' former firm as part of the bargain.
During World War I, Mees put together the first school of aerial photography and added a department of synthetic organic chemistry to the laboratory. After the war he started departments for developing photographic apparatus, emulsion research and cellulose ester yam and plastics. In 1923 he introduced 16mm amateur motion picture film, and later encouraged Mannes and Godowsky in their development of Kodachrome. A prolific writer, Mees produced over 200 articles in scientific publications as well as more than 10 books.