Re: Historical Fragments
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:24 am
Edison murdered Le Prince? (not likely though Le Prince did demonstrate a motion picture device 6 years before Edison in 1893.)
Just read this: https://www.satnavmag.com/post/louis-le ... isappeared
"One commonly cited journal article claims an entry discovered in Edison’s notebook in 2008 states, “It has been done. Prince is no more. … I flinched when he told me. Murder is not my thing.” The claim continues that historian, Robert E Meyer of New York University, verified the writing was by Edison. However, a search reveals that Meyer has never published a single research paper, or even been mentioned on the New York University website, which includes both a current and retired faculty page. The notebook has no presence outside the article. It has not been verified. There is no evidence that Meyer or the notebook exist, and most believe it is a hoax.
*********** I'm concluding the above comment is accurate, as I'm not finding any results to corroborate it, and it's mention dates back to 2008. Someone would have already been in the news with the notebook by now.
The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince (pdf download available)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... 2108701603
He is responsible for the first-ever motion picture (the one in 1887 is not technically film yet, but he would go onto patent a single lens motion picture camera the next year.)
First is 1887 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Walki ... d_a_Corner
A commentary (fictional?)
https://dektdodd.wordpress.com/2016/04/ ... le-prince/
Just read this: https://www.satnavmag.com/post/louis-le ... isappeared
"One commonly cited journal article claims an entry discovered in Edison’s notebook in 2008 states, “It has been done. Prince is no more. … I flinched when he told me. Murder is not my thing.” The claim continues that historian, Robert E Meyer of New York University, verified the writing was by Edison. However, a search reveals that Meyer has never published a single research paper, or even been mentioned on the New York University website, which includes both a current and retired faculty page. The notebook has no presence outside the article. It has not been verified. There is no evidence that Meyer or the notebook exist, and most believe it is a hoax.
*********** I'm concluding the above comment is accurate, as I'm not finding any results to corroborate it, and it's mention dates back to 2008. Someone would have already been in the news with the notebook by now.
The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince (pdf download available)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... 2108701603
He is responsible for the first-ever motion picture (the one in 1887 is not technically film yet, but he would go onto patent a single lens motion picture camera the next year.)
First is 1887 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Walki ... d_a_Corner
A commentary (fictional?)
https://dektdodd.wordpress.com/2016/04/ ... le-prince/