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Robert Paul and the origins of British cinema

Christie, Ian, 1945- author

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\"Time Traveler, tells the story of the white-hot years of filmmaking in the 1890s and seeks nothing less than to restore Robert Paul to his rightful place in that scene. Paul improved upon the Kinetoscope (which Edison had neglected to patent in the UK). He also created the first movie camera in the UK and went on to unveil a highly effective projector called the Theatograph in 1896. Paul patented numerous devices, including a wireless telegraphy kit and submarine navigation devices that were instrumental in WWI. This book covers Paul's life, the race among inventors (including Edison, the Lumieres, and many more) to develop lucrative technologies, the jumbled culture of patent-snatching, tinkering, showmanship, music halls and movie palaces that then prevailed\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Subject: Paul, Robert, 1869-1943. / Cinematographers England Biography. / Electrical engineers England Biography. / Cinematography England History. / Motion picture projectors England History. / Motion picture industry England History.
• ISBN: 9780226105628, 0226105628, 9780226105635, 0226105636

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
TR849.P38 C47 2019	1	BOOK	ARTS