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The introduction of the motion picture to history has
made some of the most fascinating progressions since its arrival around
1895.With the advances of Edison and
Lumiere, and the improvements in color and sound, their ability to
capture audiences is growing daily. Below are pieces of historical data
on some of the foundations of movies
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The oldest patent in
United States
history was by a man named William Lincoln in 1867. He invented
the Zoetrope, a machine that gave the impression of moving
pictures
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The Zoopraxiscope, another early moving picture
device |
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The Lumiere brothers, Auguste and Louis. In 1895
invented the Cinematographe with the ability to be a camera and
a projector- first demonstrated to the public on December 28.
With the cinematographe, he also created over a thousand movie
catalogue to show to the public. Mostly documentary type films,
but also some fictional works |
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The Vitascope was first publicly displayed by Charles
F. Jenkins and Thomas Armat in 1895 in
Atlanta,
GA. Originally called a
Phantoscope, the two inventors began have conflicts and parted
ways. Aramat claimed ownership and sold his invention to the
Edison
company |
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The Kinetoscope, one of the earliest known projectors
in U.S.
history was brought out by the Edison
company. Originally shown at fairs. eventually, due to
popularity, moved into their own parlors. |
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Nickelodeon Theatres , named after
the nickel priced entrance, was invented in Pittsburgh, PA. They
were so successful that even with competition; inventors Harry
Davis and John P Harris were still able to turn a great profit
from them |
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