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With the introduction of the first photograph in 1826, photography began to evolve rapidly.
By 1832, a significant event occurred that further propelled the narrative of motion pictures. Leland Stanford, then-governor of California, made a wager that during a horse race, there could be a moment when all four hooves of a horse left the ground simultaneously. To prove this, he engaged the British photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who invented the zoopraxiscope in 1838. This device showcased sequences of photos in motion, impressively capturing the movement of galloping horses.