Marey, Etienne-Jules
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 5 March 1830 at 20:00 (= 8:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Beaune, France, 47n02, 4e50 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m4e50 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   14°46'   02°45 Asc. 09°42'
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Biography
French physician and physiologist whose interest focused from youth in learning more about the way in which animals move. In 1882, he designed a photographic gun to study the flight of birds that was capable of shooting 12 pictures per second. Later experiments performed by Marey included using extreme slow motion combined with a movie camera and a microscope for scientific research. His pioneering work directly influenced the invention of cinematography.
Died 5/16/1904, Paris, France.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 16 May 1904 (Age 74 plus 11 days)
Source Notes
B.R. in hand from Steinbrecher
Categories
- Vocation : Medical : Physician
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Inventor of photographic process)
