{"product_id":"9780571348657-man-who-invented-motion-pictures","title":"The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA True Life Murder Mystery from the Birth of the Movies\u003cbr\u003eHis body was never found.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1891, Thomas Edison - inventor of the lightbulb and the phonograph - announced that he had developed a motion-picture camera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLe Prince's family, convinced that Edison had stolen Louis's work, proceeded to sue the most famous inventor in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This extraordinary tale of rivalry and celluloid . has fascinated cinéastes for years.' Kathryn Hughes, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Illuminating and thrilling.' \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absorbing, forensic and jaw-dropping.' \u003ci\u003eTotal Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1888, Louis Le Prince shot the world's first motion picture in Leeds, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1890, weeks before the planned public unveiling of his camera and projector, Le Prince boarded a train in France - and disappeared without a trace. His body was never found.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1891, Thomas Edison - inventor of the lightbulb and the phonograph - announced that he had developed a motion-picture camera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLe Prince's family, convinced that Edison had stolen Louis's work, proceeded to sue the most famous inventor in the world. \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Invented Motion Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e excavates one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Victorian age and offers a revelatory rewriting of the birth of modern pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40737240678497,"sku":"9780571348657","price":10.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36336278.jpg?v=1759409392","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571348657-man-who-invented-motion-pictures","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}