From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles-Émile Reynaud (8 December 1844 – 9 January 1918) was a French inventor, responsible for the praxinoscope (an animation device patented in 1877 that ...

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1. It showed a 15-minute animation, Pauvre Pierrot, made from 500 hand-painted images. 2. Flip books, showing animation by flipping through the pages of a book, were patented by Birmingham printer ...

Animation has evolved significantly since its inception in 1892 when French inventor Charles Emile Reynaud revolutionised the art form by becoming the first to project animated cartoons for a public ...