The document provides an overview of the history of visual technologies and their applications from the 1820s to modern day. It references key figures like Joseph Niepce, Eadweard Muybridge, Étienne-Jules Marey, Eakins, and Paul Pfeiffer who pioneered techniques in photography, motion studies, and time-lapse photography. The document also includes over 100 images related to these innovations in capturing and representing movement over time.