William Kennedy Dickson
Scottish photographer and inventor of motion picture cameras (1860-1935)
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- Born
- 1860
- Died
- 1935
- Works
- 7
Top works
- The life and inventions of Thomas Alva Edison
- History of the kinetograph, kinetoscope, & kinetophonograph
- The Biograph in Battle: Its Story in the South African War, Related with Personal Experiences
- The biograph in battle
- The life and inventions of Thomas Alva Edision
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Directing · Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
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…
Known for
- General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton — Self1899
- Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square — Man on left of picture1898
- Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii — Self1898
- Dickson Experimental Sound Film — Self1894
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1860 births1935 deaths19th-century British biographers19th-century British engineers19th-century British inventors19th-century British photographers20th-century British non-fiction writersBritish cinema pioneersBritish cinematographersBritish expatriates in the United StatesBritish people of American descentBritish people of Scottish descent