A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War

About the book

David builds Episode 134 around Fierstein's account, praising its research and early-life material. Later episodes return to the book for Land's approach to exploration and Polaroid's patent strategy.

Why read it

Best if you want a research-heavy account of Edwin Land and Polaroid, especially the company’s conflict with Kodak and the trial David centered in Founders #134.

Evidence and original sources

This record is supported by 8 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.

• Edwin Land (Steve Jobs's Hero) — David previews the exact Edwin Land and Kodak patent-war book, pronouncing its title as Triumph for Genius.
• Edwin Land (Polaroid vs Kodak) — The host introduces this as the book he is discussing today and builds the entire episode around its narrative, quotes, and the Polaroid-Kodak trial it covers.
• Naval Ravikant (A Guide to Wealth and Happiness) — David identifies this book as Founders episode 134.
• Steve Jobs In His Own Words — David points listeners to four prior Founders episodes covering five works about Edwin Land and Polaroid.
• Richard Garriott (Video Games and Space Exploration) — David says he covered A Triumph of Genius on Founders number 134.
• Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It — David names A Triumph of Genius and identifies it as the book covered on Founders No. 134.