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.

Movies with William K.L. Dickson

6.1

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Aug 31, 1894

3.5

A Hand Shake

Jan 1, 1892

4.9

Dickson Greeting

May 20, 1891

2.7

Horse Shoeing

Jan 1, 1893

3.3

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Jan 2, 1898

3.3

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

Nov 22, 1899

4.0

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

Jan 1, 1898