Neuronal signaling. To support the general function of the nervous system, neurons have evolved unique capabilities for intracellular signaling (communication within the cell) and intercellular signaling (communication between cells).
Because of this, gyroscopes are useful for measuring or maintaining orientation. Invention History. The gyroscope was invented in 1852 by the French experimental physicist Leon Foucault (1819-1868) as part of a two-pronged investigation of the rotation of the earth.
The first machine patented in the United States that showed animated pictures or movies was a device called the wheel of life or zoopraxiscope.. Patented in 1867 by William Lincoln, moving drawings or photographs could be viewed through a slit in the zoopraxiscope. However, this was a far cry from motion pictures as we know them today.