The inventor and the tycoon : a Gilded Age murder and the birth of moving pictures /
The story of Eadweard Muybridge, inventor of stop-motion photography and moving pictures--who was also a murderer--and his relationship with Leland Stanford, the wealthy railroad baron and founder of Stanford University.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Doubleday,
[2013]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | The story of Eadweard Muybridge, inventor of stop-motion photography and moving pictures--who was also a murderer--and his relationship with Leland Stanford, the wealthy railroad baron and founder of Stanford University. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 447 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [415]-426) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780385525756 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0385525753 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780385535496 (electronic) 038553549X (electronic) 9780767929400 (pbk.) 0767929403 (pbk.) |