People over look his (and his companies) contribution to photography. even an indirect impact was felt in the world of image processing with the Lenna image, ht

People over look his (and his companies) contribution to photography. even an indirect impact was felt in the world of image processing with the Lenna image, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenna . Playboy pushed how people were photographed to new levels. He was willing to publish what others were not; see The Crooked Man; hired some of the best writers in the industry, and went on to start careers of writers. His pushing the boundaries of free speech are very important to where we are today. his support of women's and gay rights are often overlooked as well. he shaped society back in a day before internet and to an extent that may be greater than some internet and tech giants of today