William K.L. Dickson
DirectingBorn 1860-08-03 · Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, FranceDied 1935-09-28
Biography
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.
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
Nov 22, 1899Rated 4.5 out of 10
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
Jan 01, 1898Rated 5 out of 10
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
Jan 02, 1898Rated 5 out of 10
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Aug 31, 1894Rated 6.1 out of 10
Horse Shoeing
Jan 01, 1893Rated 3 out of 10
A Hand Shake
Jan 01, 1892Rated 3.6 out of 10
Dickson Greeting
May 20, 1891Rated 5 out of 10