In the Lumiere museum, it was very interesting to see the progression of pictures and film making in person. The Lumiere brothers Auguste and Louis were the two eldest sons of Antoine and Josephine Lumiere. Like many things, there was a little debate about if the Lumiere brothers should get all of the credit, as Edison was the first person to invent a moving picture device called the kinetoscope. The Lumiere brothers were the first to project these moving images for many people to watch in a cinema. Although the Lumiere brothers were known for their inventions in cinema, they were also involved in other fields. In the medical field, they invented a prosthetic hand to help amputees from the first world war. They also invented a dressing still used today to help with the healing of wounds.
-Makenna
I also thought it was very interesting that they created so many things not relating to cinema or photography. Creating things such as the prosthetics and wound dressings shows that they were very well rounded and created things for the sake of making the world a better place. I also think it’s interesting how we hear so much about their contributions in cinema and photography and not these other things, even though we still use variations of them today.
ReplyDeleteI also thought it was interesting how there still is a debate today about who first invented a moving picture device. I think it is funny how different countries and different groups think that different people have their opinions on who invented it first, even when they were still perfecting the idea.
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