It is named after a vey famous magician named Pepper who invented it for one
of his magic shows.

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> From:         Lisa Fischman
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> Oky, Ihave to ask... Why would this mode of presentation end up being
> called
> "Pepper's Ghost" of all things?
> Very intriguing!
>
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