Frank Gilbreth Work Study Videos

This link was sent in by light painter James Bear. Frank Gilbreth was the first person to ever create a light painting image. He created the image to study the movements of workers in what he called “Work Simplification Studies”. By attaching a small light to the workers hands and tools he used the open shutter of a camera to trace their movements. He then made models of the movements and found that a trained worker had a much smoother motion and made for a more productive employee.

Check out Mr. Gilbreth’s videos HERE.