This Day in History: Thomas Edison Introduces Kinetoscope

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Happy Birthday #AnnieOakley! 🎉 This famous sharpshooter was the perfect subject to practice capturing rapid motion on #ThomasEdison's new kinetograph. These films of her rapidly firing targets and shooting down balls were among the earliest to be featured at kinetoscope parlors in New York in 1894! | Thomas Edison

captivatinghistory on Instagram: "In 1894, the Mutoscope became a widely popular coin-operated motion picture viewer, offering audiences a novel way to enjoy early films. By inserting a coin and turning a hand crank, users set a drum of still photographs into motion. As the images rapidly flipped past a lens, they produced the illusion of movement, much like a flipbook. Its straightforward design and ease of use made it a favored alternative to the Kinetoscope."

Explore Zone on Instagram: "Follow @explorerialogy to uncover something NEW every day 🎬🧠✨ 🎥 The Birth of Cinema (1890s) Before Hollywood lights and blockbuster hits, filmmaking began as a bold experiment. Inventors like **Thomas Edison** and the **Lumière brothers** turned moving pictures into magic. Edison’s **Kinetoscope** let one person peek through and watch short looping clips, while the Lumières’ **Cinématographe** projected films for an entire audience — the true start of shared cinema