102: The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince

Think you know who invented the motion picture camera? Think again. Today we’re looking at the mysterious disappearance of Louis Le Prince, the man who invented the moving image camera, before Thomas Edison. FURTHER READING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTlXaqG4VyE (Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888) Louis Le Prince) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knD2EhjGwWI (Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Le_Prince (Louis Le Prince - Wikipedia) http://www.meiermovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/PioneersOfEarlyCinemaLouisLePrince.pdf (CINEMATOGRAPHY Pioneers of Early Cinema: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (1841-1890?) )  https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/leeds-celebrates-its-film-pioneer-1767665 (Leeds celebrates its film pioneer | Yorkshire Post) https://web.archive.org/web/20060721184745/http://www.victorian-cinema.net/leprince.htm (Who's Who of Victorian Cinema - Louis Le Prince) https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/louis-le-prince-created-the-first-ever-moving-pictures/ (The mystery of Louis Le Prince, the father of cinematography) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33198686 (Louis Le Prince, who shot the world's first film in Leeds - BBC News) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369702108701603#:~:text=On%20September%2016%2C%201890%20Louis,by%20his%20family%20or%20friends (The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince - ScienceDirect). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ill2cgCyTUc (The Historic Disappearance of Louis Le Prince) ----------------------------------------------- Check out http://odfmpodcast.com/ (ODFM!) ----------------------------------------------- https://square-mile-of-murder.captivate.fm/listen (Like the show? Give us a rating and review!) Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/squaremileofmurder (Patreon) Check out our merch store: https://squaremileofmurder.store/ (Square Mile of Murder Merch) Get our newsletter: https://squaremileofmurder.com/newsletter (Newsletter) Send us an email: