William K.L. Dickson

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.

Known For

3.0

Horse Shoeing

Movie1893

6.1

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Movie1894

5.0

Dickson Greeting

Movie1891

3.6

A Hand Shake

Movie1892

4.5

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

Movie1899

5.0

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Movie1898

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Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

Movie1898

Filmography