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The Murderer Who Made Movies Possible

The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

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The Death of Edward Moybridge

Edward Moybridge suffered a brain injury as a young man. He spent nine days in a coma and woke up 150 miles distant in an Arkansas hospital. For the next three months, he suffered seizures and agonizing headaches. Afterward, he was rash and impulsive, and had a volcanic temper.

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