William George Horner was a British pioneer and mathematician. He was born sometime in 1786 and died 22nd September 1837.
William Horner created a device called the 'zoetrope' in 1834. This was a device which produced an illusion of movement and actions from a fast and rapid succession. The zoetrope was based on another device called the phenakistoscope which was another animation device that was created in 1832.
Here is a picture of a disk from a phenakistoscope and then a gif of a phenakistoscope in action:
The zoetrope made animation viewing simpler for the viewer because it had small slits along the sides of it where the viewer could look into it. This gives a better effect than what the penkistoscope gave and so became a more successful animation device. It was also considered so good to the viewers because the designs for it varied from animals to as big as football players. Due to this fact the audience for the zoetrope was very large and the device was so successful that it is still used today.
Here is an example of zoetropes used in more modern times:
Here is a picture of a disk from a phenakistoscope and then a gif of a phenakistoscope in action:
In comparison, here is a picture of a more traditional zoetrope:
The zoetrope made animation viewing simpler for the viewer because it had small slits along the sides of it where the viewer could look into it. This gives a better effect than what the penkistoscope gave and so became a more successful animation device. It was also considered so good to the viewers because the designs for it varied from animals to as big as football players. Due to this fact the audience for the zoetrope was very large and the device was so successful that it is still used today.
Here is an example of zoetropes used in more modern times:
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