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River of shadows : Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west

In modern history, Muybridge has a significant role -- he captured the motion of the horse with his innovative technology, leading to motion pictures. The impact of recording motion is explored by Solnit as she studies Muybridge and his subsequent life, including the cultural and historical impact on a highly industrialized society
eBook, English, 2004
Penguin Books, New York, 2004
1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations
9781101662663, 1101662662
1120222131
The annihilation of time and space
The man with the cloudy skies
Lessons of the golden spike
Standing on the brink
Lost river
A day in the life, two deaths, more photographs
Skinning the city
Stopping time
The artist in motion and at rest
From the center of the world to the final frontier
Forlagsnummer: EB00394475. Plademærke: Recorded Books
"First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin ... 2003"--Title page verso