Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile

Welcome to Litsy!

Litsy is a place to share and discover your favorite books with your favorite people.

Litsy is available on the web, for iOS and Android.

It’s fun.  It’s simple.  It’s all about the book. Sign up and get a little Litsy.

To respect member's privacy and keep things awesome, most of Litsy is hidden from Google. We let humans see and share pages, but not machines. Find out more.
This page is: Hidden

Trending Hashtags

See More
#bookspin
73 users recently
#BookSpinBingo
51 users recently
#FeelinTheLove
15 users recently
#foodandlit
14 users recently
#DoubleSpin
42 users recently
#5joysfriday
37 users recently

Trending Books

See More
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
49 users recently
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
8 users recently
Revelation. C.J. Sansom
Revelation. C.J. Sansom
C J Sansom
5 users recently
Onyx Storm
Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros
16 users recently
From Dust to Stardust
From Dust to Stardust
Kathleen Rooney
9 users recently
About | Help / FAQs | Privacy | Terms | Press | Resources
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder and the Movies | Paul Fischer
3 posts | 4 read | 1 to read
Louis Le Prince invented the motion picture in 1890. He applied for, and was granted, patents in four countries. And then, a month before unveiling it to the world...he disappeared. And was never seen again. Three years later, Le Prince's invention was finally made public - by a man who claimed to have invented it himself. The man's name was Thomas Edison. This book is the story of the birth of motion pictures, restoring the father of the invention to his rightful place in history.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
REPollock
REPollock
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder and the Movies | Paul Fischer
post image
Pickpick

A fascinating look at an inventor who mysteriously disappeared on the cusp of his success.

Recommend to fans of Eric Larson.

19 likes
review
Amie
Amie
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder and the Movies | Paul Fischer
post image
Mehso-so

This would probably be really interesting for someone who wants to know about the technology and people involved in the invention of motion pictures. I was more interested in the story of the disappearance of Louis le Prince and his wife's accusation that Thomas Edison murdered him. That turned out to be a small part of the story.

23 likes1 stack add
review
OutsmartYourShelf
OutsmartYourShelf
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder and the Movies | Paul Fischer
post image
Pickpick

The intriguing story of Louis Le Prince who spent the final years of the 1880s working on a way to capture & show moving images. After several years of being parted from his family (who were living in New York) whilst he toiled in England, Le Prince was finally ready to unveil his invention but first took a trip to see his brother & family back in France. Following the visit, Le Prince boarded the train from Dijon to Paris & was never seen again.

OutsmartYourShelf As he was reported as missing & no body was ever found, his family could not take over his patents for 7 years & had to sit & watch others claim the prize for themselves. Edison himself debuted his invention only a few months after Le Prince's disappearance, & Le Prince's family began to wonder if something nefarious had befallen their relative. 2y
OutsmartYourShelf I must admit I'd not heard of Louis Le Prince at all before seeing this book but, like most people, I love a good real life mystery. The author obviously did lots of research on the subject, & sometimes it can get a little bogged down in the details, but it was mostly a fascinating read. 2y
OutsmartYourShelf The only issue I have is that the narrative spends 90% of its time positioning itself to ask whether Edison was involved - only to pivot at the last minute & offer up another suspect (one that I suspected myself to be honest). It's a shame that we will never know the truth of what happened. 4🌟

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4911184361

Read 30th Apr - 2nd May 2023 2y
26 likes3 comments