William Horner (Pioneer)

A modern replica of a Victorian Zoetrope

William Horner was a famous pioneer. He was a British Mathematician and published a mode of solving numerical equations of any degree - known as Horner’s degree. 
Horner invented the Zoetrope in 1834, and was based on Plateau's Phenakistoscope. 

How it works...
The Zoetrope uses the persistence of vision principle to create an illusion of motion. It works from a simple drum with an open top, supported on a central axis.  Picture slips are based on the inner bottom of the drum. Slots are cut at equal distances around the outer surface of the drum, just above where the picture strips were positioned.

To create an illusion of motion, the drum is spun; the faster the rate of spin, the smoother the progression of images.  A viewer can look through the wall of the Zoetrope from any point around it, and see a rapid progression of images.  Because of its design, more than one person could use the Zoetrope at the same time.