How Lumiere Brothers Invented the Movies

Auguste and Louis Lumière invented a camera that could record, develop, and project film, but they regarded their creation as little more than a curious novelty. Shortly after the public premiere of their film, Louis was said to have remarked: “Le cine?ma est une invention sans avenir—Cinema is an invention with­out a future.” (See also: Explore your favorite movie worlds through beautiful, hand-painted maps.)
 
 
This prediction was the LumieÌ?res only scientific miscalculation, for this sibling pair created an unprecedented form of art and entertainment that radically influenced popular culture. Their Cine?mato­graphe introduced a crucial innovation: By projecting moving images onto a large screen, it created a new, shared experience of cinema. The first "movies" were born.