02098cam a2200373 i 4500 554958542 TxGeo 20220421120000.0 201023s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021948274 9781982114824 hbk. 1982114827 hbk. (OCoLC)1201301040 TxGeo rda Fischer, Paul. The man who invented motion pictures : a true tale of obsession, murder, and the movies / Paul Fischer. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022. xv, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-374) and index. "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 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 Prince's 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 history--until now"--Publisher marketing. 20220506. Le Prince, Louis Aimé Augustin 1842-1890. Edison, Thomas A Thomas Alva 1847-1931. Inventors France Biography. Missing persons. Cinematography Technological innovations History. Motion pictures History. Biographies. QS5