Lumière Brothers
Lumière brothers
The Lumière brothers are French inventors who invented an early motion-picture camera called the Cinématographe. It is exactly this device from which the term "cinema" is derived. This device consisted of a single camera used for taking photographs and projecting at 16 frames per second.
Auguste Lumière (b. Oct. 19, 1862, Besançon, France—d. April 10, 1954, Lyon) and his brother Louis Lumière (b. Oct. 5, 1864, Besançon, France—d. June 6, 1948, Bandol) produced the first motion picture with the title "La Sortie des ouvriers de l’usine Lumière" in 1895 (“Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory”). Their first films showed everyday life in France, as for example the arrival of a train or a game of cards. In 1896 they produced more than 40 movies.
In addition, Auguste Lumière was a member of the Academy of Sciences and did researches on medical and biological issues and his findings in these areas were important. His brother Louis was also keen on medical issues and he ran a hospital with 100 beds during WW1.
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