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Motion Studies Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West
Henry McDonald
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Description for Motion Studies Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West
hardcover. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper.
First edition
In 1872, an Englishman photographed a running horse in California and succeeded for the first time in capturing an image of high-speed motion - the crucial breakthrough that eventually made movies possible. His patron, the philanthropist tycoon Leland Stanford, wanted to know if his trotter Occident ever lifted all four hooves at once - never suspecting what innovations Muybridge's experiments would unleash. From Muybridge's invention came Hollywood and from his patron Stanford's sponsorship of technological research came Silicon Valley - two industries that have most powerfully shaped the modern world. The story of Muybridge's own life while he was making ... Read more
First edition
In 1872, an Englishman photographed a running horse in California and succeeded for the first time in capturing an image of high-speed motion - the crucial breakthrough that eventually made movies possible. His patron, the philanthropist tycoon Leland Stanford, wanted to know if his trotter Occident ever lifted all four hooves at once - never suspecting what innovations Muybridge's experiments would unleash. From Muybridge's invention came Hollywood and from his patron Stanford's sponsorship of technological research came Silicon Valley - two industries that have most powerfully shaped the modern world. The story of Muybridge's own life while he was making ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1900
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747562207
SKU
KEX0303316
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Henry McDonald
Rebecca Solnit is an art critic and writer and the author of six acclaimed works of nonfiction including WANDERLUST: A History of Walking. . She lives in San Francisco.
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