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de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Happy birthday, Edwin H. Land.

Here, an appreciation of his genius and of his crowning achievement: the beautiful, compact universe embodied in the Polaroid SX-70 instant camera: http://ti.me/13ZjVzX

(Photo: Co Rentmeester—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)