Kinetoscope

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On this date in 1897, Thomas edison patented the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. (via Wikipedia) Just a little over a hundred years ago, there was, not only no such thing as television, but no such thing as movies even. Although the science fiction of the day imagined space travel, television and its impact on society were just too freaky to be conceived of in advance.




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