The magic lantern has a long history dating back to the 15th century, and no one is really sure who actually invented it — or if it was originated by any one individual. There is some thought th ...

The magic lantern has a long history dating back to the 15th century, and no one is really sure who actually invented it -- or if it was originated by any one individual. There is some thought ...

While debates about whether Dickens "invented" Christmas dominate headlines, another feature of his story gets overlooked—its connection to nineteenth-century "magic lantern" shows. Dickens ...

Believed to have been invented around 1650 by Dutchman Christiaan Huygens, the magic lantern reached its heyday in the 19th and early 20th century, only to die out with the advent of motion pictures.

Netflix didn't exist during the Victorian era, of course, but people living during the 1800s and early 1900s had another way to binge-watch: the "magic lantern." According to new research ...

“Before movies, televisions and videos were invented, there were magic lantern shows offering a fantastic mix of art, theater, science and music,” said Burlington County Commissioner Allison ...