Tag: Thomas Edison

C. Francis Jenkins with his phantoscope invention.

Early Movie Projector Landed Its Inventor Prestigious Franklin Award, But Over Thomas Edison’s Protests

October 2, 2024

An early movie projector created by C. Francis Jenkins landed the inventor a prestigious Franklin Institute award and caused a dispute between the museum and…

The first demonstration of a moving image, shown by Henry Heyl in 1870.

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A Philadelphia Inventor Was Among the First to Demonstrate Moving Images That Became the Precursor to Movies

November 26, 2023

In 1870, Philadelphia inventor Henry Heyl displayed among the first demonstrations of a projected moving picture, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for Billy Penn at WHYY…