They also had a nuclear reactor in a basement. I have no idea when that was commissioned or what research they were doing with it
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/local/2016/08/18/...
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/local/2016/08/18/...
Investing in digital cameras was going to require many years of R&D with little payback. Someone like Sony could do it because they have all these other business sectors to subsidize development.
If Kodak couldn’t go into the chemical business, I’m not sure what else they could have done then.