The term 'Bell and Howell' refers to the company of the same name, which was founded in 1907 by two entrepreneurs, Donald J. Bell and Albert S. Howell. The company is best known for its motion picture equipment, but it also produces other products such as photocopiers, microfilm equipment, and document scanners. The company has a long history of innovation and has been credited with inventing the first movie projector and the first automatic film processing machine.