The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures Audiobook Libro.fm

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A history about the invention of the motion picture and the mysterious man behind itdetailing his life work disappearance and legacy

The year is 1888 and Louis Le Prince is finally testing his taker or receiver device for his family on their front lawn The device is meant to capture ten to twelve images per second on film creating a reproduction of reality that can be replayed as many times as desired In an otherwise separate and detached world occurrences from one end of the globe could now be viewable with only a few days delay on the other side of the world No human experiencefrom the most mundane to the most momentouswould need to be lost to history
In 1890 Le Prince was granted patents in four countries ahead of other inventors who were rushing to accomplish the same task But just weeks before unveiling his invention to the world he mysteriously disappeared and was never seen or heard from again Three and a half years later Thomas Edison Le Princes rival made the device public claiming to have invented it himself And the man who had dedicated his life to preserving memories was himself lost to historyuntil now
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures pulls back the curtain and reveals the riveting story of both Louis Le Princes life and work dispelling the secrets that shroud each This captivating impeccably researched work presents the never before told history of the motion picture and sheds light on the unsolved mystery of Le Princes disappearance