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

Horse Shoeing

Dickson Greeting

A Hand Shake

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

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

All Movies (7)

• General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton1899 · as Self
• Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii1898 · as Self
• Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square1898 · as Man on left of picture
• Dickson Experimental Sound Film1894 · as Self
• Horse Shoeing1893 · as Self
• A Hand Shake1892
• Dickson Greeting1891 · as Self