Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge was born on the 9th of April 1830. He was a well-known English photographer, important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He was best known for 'Sallie Gardner at a Gallop'. The image consists of 24 photographs shot in rapid succession that were shown on a zoopraxiscope.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was born on February the 11th. He was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. He is also known for executing an elephant, Edison was not present at the time and it is unclear as to the input he had in the execution or even its filming.
