William K.L. Dickson

William K.L. Dickson

Actor

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 … Read more

Date of birth 1860-08-03
Place of birth Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France