Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1894 — Literary Note From the Century Co. [ARTICLE]

Literary Note From the Century Co.

Edward Muybridge, in the eourse of his lectures on “Animal Locomotion” before the learned societies of Europe, felt the need of some improved method of throwing his re-, markable pictures on a screen. After patient experiment he perfected the Zoopraxinoscope, which was based upon the little toy known as the Zoetrope. This served his purpose in giving a rapid succession of pictures so as to simulate motion.although it was crude. It was this that inspired Edison in the invention of the kineto-phonograph kinetoscope. The first authoritative account of the invention will appear in the June number of The Century, written by Antonia and W. K. L. Dickson, the latter being Mr. Edison’s laboratory assistant. Mr. Edison writes an introduction to the article, expressing his belief that in the coming years when the k’rtiet.o phonograph shall have been perfected, it will be possible to give grand opera without any material change from the original, and with artists and musicians long since dead. The Dicksons go still farther than this. “No scene, however animated and exclusive, but will eventually be within reproductive power. Martial evolutions, naval exercises, processions, and countless kindred exhibitions will be recorded for the leisurely gratification of those who are debarred from attendence. or who d’esire to recall-them.” In deed, the mind scarcely dares to speculate As to what may be done with such an appliance. Some people speak at lea»t twice before they think. ’