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before we'll follow the link in the show notes of this episode. Before we begin, a question.

What was the most important century in terms of pioneering the art of cinema?

Suddenly a claim must be staked for the 20th century, which saw advancements such as narrative filmmaking, color, sound,

television, and the establishing of cinema as the most popular form of entertainment on the planet.

However, we must never ignore the pioneers of the 19th century,

for it was during this remarkable time that the great conceptualizers saw in their imaginations what may be possible

should their contributions one day pool together to create an art form. The 19th century was a grand laboratory from which

emerged the medium we know today as cinema. Briefly, in 1824, Peter Mark Rogier, the man who would in 1852 immortalize his name by providing to the world

Rogier's thesaurus, presented a groundbreaking concept to the Royal Society entitled

Explanation of an optical deception in the appearance of the spokes of a wheel when seen through vertical

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