#133 - The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince, the Forgotten Father of Motion Picture
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English - September 14, 2022 21:34 - 29 minutes - 18.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEducation History education facts film fun generalknowledge history humour mythology science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When you try to name the father of motion pictures, you might think of Thomas Edison, or maybe the Lumiere Brothers. But how many of you would name Louis Le Prince? This episode is about him, his inventions, and how the course of film history could have been completely different if he hadn't boarded a train and disappeared off the face of the earth, never to be seen again...
There's one question that still remains unsolved today. What really happened to Louis Le Prince, the forgotten father of motion picture?
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