In 1872, the history of media changed because of a bet about a horse. Leland Stanford, the founder of Stanford University, wanted to prove that during a gallop, all four of a horse’s hooves leave the ground at once. He hired photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who set up a row of cameras with tripwires. The resulting series of images—showing a horse in motion—not only settled the bet but became the foundational technology for the creation of motion pictures. Iconic Stars of the Screen

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