Alexander Parkes patented celluloid in 1856.
(He never saw his invention reach fruition. Probably because he described it as a "hard, horny elastic and waterproof substance" and patented it as a clothing waterproof for woven fabrics.)
(He never saw his invention reach fruition. Probably because he described it as a "hard, horny elastic and waterproof substance" and patented it as a clothing waterproof for woven fabrics.)