Devices of Curiosity : Early Cinema and Popular Science.

'Devices of Curiosity' excavates a largely unknown genre of early cinema, the popular-science film. Primarily a work of cinema history, it also draws on the insights of the history of science. Beginning around 1903, a variety of producers made films about scientific topics for general audi...

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Main Author:	Gaycken, Oliver
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Scholarship Online, 2015.
Subjects:	Science in motion pictures. Science films > History and criticism. Motion pictures in science. Sciences au cinéma. Films scientifiques > Histoire et critique. Cinéma en sciences. Motion pictures in science Science films Science in motion pictures Music, Dance, Drama & Film. Film. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	'Devices of Curiosity' excavates a largely unknown genre of early cinema, the popular-science film. Primarily a work of cinema history, it also draws on the insights of the history of science. Beginning around 1903, a variety of producers made films about scientific topics for general audiences, inspired by a vision of cinema as an educational medium. This book traces the development of popular-science films over the first half of the silent era, from its beginnings in England to its flourishing in France around 1910.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1336183349 9781336183346 9780190235987 0190235985