Which inventor, hired by Leland Stanford to settle a bet about horses, inadvertently fueled the evolution of photography into cinema?

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Eadweard Muybridge was hired by Leland Stanford to settle a bet about whether or not horses had all four feet off the ground at one point during a gallop. Muybridge used photography to capture individual frames of the horse in motion, which inadvertently led to the development of motion pictures. His experiments with multiple cameras and projectors led to the creation of the Zoopraxiscope, a device that projected images in quick succession, creating the illusion of motion.

Which Inventor, Hired by Leland Stanford to Settle a Bet