Of course, we were originally inspired by Alice and Cisco themselves; however, we also need to give some credit to the photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection.

In 1872, Muybridge was commissioned by a wealthy man, Leland Stanford, to develop a way to document a horse's motion while at a fast trot. Stanford had made a $25,000 bet that when horse is at a fast trot, all four of its feet were off the ground. Through Muybridge's work. Stanford won the bet and Muyvridge continued his studies into various forms of locomotion, from babies to elephants.

More resources about Muybridge

Eadward Muybridge: Defining Mondernitites

University of Pennsylvania Muybridge Collection

The Murderer Who Made Movies Possible: The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean