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The man who invented motion pictures : a true tale of obsession, murder, and the movies

Fischer, Paul (author.). Ellet, Emily, (narrator.).

Summary: 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 experience, from the most mundane to the most momentous, would 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 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.

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  • ISBN: 1797139290
  • ISBN: 9781797139296
  • ISBN: 1797139282
  • ISBN: 9781797139289
  • Physical Description: 10 audio discs (approximately 720 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
    sound disc
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2022]

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Participant or Performer Note: Read by Emily Ellet.

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Subject: Le Prince, Louis Aimé Augustin 1842-1890
Inventors Great Britain Biography
Cinematography History
Motion pictures History
Genre: Biographies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults LE PRINCE Audiobook (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2022: Gift of Elizabeth Krumrine-Hubbard Charitable Trust
34007002462666 Audio Area Available -

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