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  2. Zoetrope - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, an inside-out variation of the zoetrope was invented and patented with the name Silhouette Zoetrope. [55] The device was invented by the researcher Dr. Christine Veras, and it won third place in the Best Illusion of the Year Contest, paying homage to the classical zoetrope but displaying a unique combination of optical illusions. [56]

  3. Optical toys - Wikipedia

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    The phenakistiscope, zoetrope, praxinoscope and flip book a.o. are often seen as precursors of film, leading to the invention of cinema at the end of the 19th century. In the 21st century, this narrow teleological vision was questioned and the individual qualities of these media gained renewed attention of researchers in the fields of the ...

  4. 1866 in animation - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln had invented the definitive version of the zoetrope in 1865, when he was about 18 years old and a sophomore at the Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Lincoln's patented version had the viewing slits on a level above the pictures, which allowed the use of easily replaceable strips of images. It also had an illustrated paper ...

  5. George Michael - Wikipedia

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    George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon , [ 2 ] he is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time [ 3 ] and was named one of the greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone . [ 4 ]

  6. 1899 in animation - Wikipedia

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    The lithograph process and the loop format follow the tradition that was set by the stroboscopic disc, zoetrope and praxinoscope. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In the 1899 book Living Pictures , Henry V. Hopwood depicts and describes a simple four-phase animation device.

  7. Early history of animation - Wikipedia

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    In 1865, William Ensign Lincoln invented the definitive zoetrope with easily replaceable strips of images. It also had an illustrated paper disc on the base, which was not always exploited on the commercially produced versions. [39] Lincoln licensed his invention to Milton Bradley and Co. who first advertised it on December 15, 1866. [40]

  8. 10 fabulous facts about lollipops on National Lollipop Day

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    #9 --The first high-production machine was invented in 1908. A manufacturer in a Racine, Wisconsin was asked to build something that could make a lot of lollipops in a short time. ... #3 --George ...

  9. List of years in animation - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln had invented the definitive version of the zoetrope in 1865, when he was about 18 years old and a sophomore at the Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Lincoln's patented version had the viewing slits on a level above the pictures, which allowed the use of easily replaceable strips of images. It also had an illustrated paper ...