![]() After meeting his brother in Dijon, he boarded a train to Paris for the return trip. Meanwhile, he headed to France to take care of some business with his brother, Albert. But he was a very practical man, and he immediately filed and received a British patent for his invention.Īided by better-quality film produced by the American George Eastman, Le Prince made plans to reveal his discovery in New York and sent his wife and son ahead to secure an appropriate venue. He was an amateur – unlike Edison, he had no reputation, no employees, and no outside funding. ![]() ![]() He had worked as a teacher, painter, industrial draftsman, and potter. Le Prince was a polymath who was born in France, worked in England, and became a naturalized American. An author’s research into a forgotten inventor sheds light on the slippery world of late 19th-century inventors. Digging into history often reveals hidden agendas and motives, and can create a truer record.
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