The Lumière Brothers

What was their major contribution to cinema? How was their device different than Edison's?

    The Lumière Brothers' major contribution to cinema was the Cinematographe and how they're credited for creating one of the first cinemas—the exhibition of a moving picture projection to a paying audience. Their device differed from Edison's as it didn't rely on electricity and instead used a crank, it was much more portable, and the exhibition was much easier as the camera also worked as a projector. The biggest development with the Cinematographe was the mechanism that moved the film as it used sprockets that allowed two pins to move the film while the shutter is closed—which was inspired by sewing machines.