title: The brothers Lumière. Pioneers in medical photography.
abstract: A brief historical sketch of the brothers Lumière, the inventors of the cinématographe, is presented. Particular emphasis is placed on their perfection of "Autochromes," photographic plates suitable for color photography, and on their foresight in putting these advances to use in medical illustrations.
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008488:Medical Illustration / Q000266:history*; D010781:Photography / Q000266:history*