Beyond the finish line: images, evidence, and the history of the photo-finish
"In the 1880s photographers and sports enthusiasts confidently declared the end of dead heats in sporting competition. Reflecting a broader social belief in technology, proponents of the camera stressed that the device could provide definitive proof of who won and who lost. Yet despite this rem...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In the 1880s photographers and sports enthusiasts confidently declared the end of dead heats in sporting competition. Reflecting a broader social belief in technology, proponents of the camera stressed that the device could provide definitive proof of who won and who lost. Yet despite this remedy for the inadequate human eye, competitive races between horses, boats, and bicycles ended too close to call a sole champion. More than a century later, when cameras can subdivide the second into ten-thousandths and beyond, athletes continue to cross the finish line in ties. In this fascinating journey through the history of the photo-finish in sports, Jonathan Finn shows how innovation was animated by a drive for ever more precise tools and a quest for perfect measurement. As he traces the technological developments inspired by this crusade - from the evolution of the still camera to movie cameras, ultimately leading to complex, contemporary photo-finish systems - Finn uncovers the social implications of adopting and contesting the photograph as evidence in sport. At every turn empirical obsession intersects with the unpredictability of sports, creating a paradox wherein the precision offered by photo-finish technology far exceeds the realities of human performance and its measurement. Separating athletes by the hundredth, thousandth, or ten-thousandth of a second is often a fiction that comes with significant material and cultural implications. A lively biography of a critical technology, Beyond the Finish Line illuminates the cultural role of the photo-finish in win-at-all-costs culture, warning that in our pursuit for precision we may threaten the human element of sport that galvanizes mere spectators into fans."-- |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
TABLES
AND
FIGURES
I
VII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I
XI
1
IMAGES,
OBJECTIVITY,
AND
VISUAL EVIDENCE
IN SPORT
13
2 INSTANTANEOUS
PHOTOGRAPHY:
NINETEENTH-CENTURY
ORIGINS
OF
THE
PHOTO-FINISH
I
Z6
3
ELECTRIC
EYES, EYES IN
THE
SKY,
AND
TWO EYES: FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
OF
FINISHES
TO
PHOTO-FINISHES
16Z
4
THE
BUSINESS
OF
THE
PHOTO-FINISH:
OMEGA
AND
THE
OLYMPIC GAMES
I
103
5
ACCURACY
VS
PRECISION:
INTERPRETATION, NONINTERVENTION,
AND
THE
LIMITS
OF
TECHNOLOGY
1139
6
BEYOND
THE
FINISH LINE: DECISION
AIDS
AND
THE
MYTH
OF
PURE
MEASUREMENT
1165
NOTES
I
1 7 7
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1
193
INDEX
1205
$
B1IOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
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CONTENTS
TABLES
AND
FIGURES
I
VII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I
XI
1
IMAGES,
OBJECTIVITY,
AND
VISUAL EVIDENCE
IN SPORT
13
2 INSTANTANEOUS
PHOTOGRAPHY:
NINETEENTH-CENTURY
ORIGINS
OF
THE
PHOTO-FINISH
I
Z6
3
ELECTRIC
EYES, EYES IN
THE
SKY,
AND
TWO EYES: FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
OF
FINISHES
TO
PHOTO-FINISHES
16Z
4
THE
BUSINESS
OF
THE
PHOTO-FINISH:
OMEGA
AND
THE
OLYMPIC GAMES
I
103
5
ACCURACY
VS
PRECISION:
INTERPRETATION, NONINTERVENTION,
AND
THE
LIMITS
OF
TECHNOLOGY
1139
6
BEYOND
THE
FINISH LINE: DECISION
AIDS
AND
THE
MYTH
OF
PURE
MEASUREMENT
1165
NOTES
I
1'7'7
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1
193
INDEX
1205
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