Zoetrope
device · 1834 · Industrial Revolution
A spinning drum with pictures that creates the illusion of motion.
Inventor: William George Horner.
What it is made of
- Spinning slotted drum — has part. A cylinder on an axle.
- Viewing slits — has part. Slits show the frames one at a time.
- Zoetrope picture strip — has part. Successive phases of motion.
Principles and materials it uses
- Persistence of vision — uses. The illusion of motion.
- Paper — is made of. The pictures are on a paper strip.
- Wood — is made of. The drum is wooden or tin.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Cinema — evolved into. Optical toys prepared the idea of cinema.