First published 2004
In 1872, Eadweard Muybridge's high-speed photographs revolutionized motion capture. But this technological breakthrough was just the start. As Solnit reveals, Muybridge's work both reflected and accelerated a seismic shift in how we experience time and space - from the transcontinental railroad to the electric telegraph. A portrait of a visionary whose innovations laid the groundwork for the modern world.
Genres: 20th-century, biography-memoir, 19th-century, art-history, academic, american-history
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: groundbreaking-innovation, visionary
Setting: United States
Period: 1870s
320 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books