William K.L. Dickson

William K.L. Dickson

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.
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    Place of birth
    Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
    Birthday
    8/3/1860
Dickson Greeting
Dickson Greeting
4.8
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
6.3
A Hand Shake
A Hand Shake
3.5
Horse Shoeing
Horse Shoeing
2.7
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
3.3
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
4
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
3
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