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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Kennedy_DicksonWilliam Kennedy Dickson - Wikipedia

    Early life. Inventor and film innovator. Death. Legacy. Publications. See also. References. External links. William Kennedy Dickson. William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) was a British inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison. [1] [2] Early life.

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  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0005690William K.L. Dickson - Biography - IMDb

    Overview. Born. August 3, 1860 · Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France. Died. September 28, 1935 · Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK (undisclosed) Birth name. William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson. Height. 5′ 7″ (1.70 m) Mini Bio.

    • August 3, 1860
    • September 28, 1935

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › William-KennedyWilliam Kennedy Laurie Dickson | American inventor | Britannica

    William Kennedy Laurie Dickson. American inventor. Learn about this topic in these articles: association with Edison. In Thomas Edison: The Edison laboratory. He assigned the project to William K.L. Dickson, an employee interested in photography, in 1888.

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  6. www.historiccamera.com › cgi-bin › librarium2William Kennedy Dickson at Historic Camera

    William Kennedy Dickson lived long enough to see his his kinetoscope invention transformed into talking motion pictures, but sadly was denied recognition for pioneering motion photography in his lifetime.

  7. www.lindahall.org › william-dicksonWilliam Dickson - Linda Hall Library

    Aug 3, 2020 · Scientist of the Day - William Dickson. August 3, 2020. William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, a Scottish inventor who moved to the United States in 1879, was born Aug. 3, 1860. Through sheer persistence, he talked his way onto the staff of one of Thomas Edison's labs in New York City, where he began work in 1883, assigned to electrification problems ...

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  9. www.loc.gov › history-of-edison-motion-picturesHistory of Edison Motion Pictures | Articles and Essays ...

    Edison's laboratory was responsible for the invention of the Kinetograph (a motion picture camera) and the Kinetoscope (a peep-hole motion picture viewer). Most of this work was performed by Edison's assistant, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, beginning in 1888.

  10. www.victorian-cinema.net › dicksonWho's Who of Victorian Cinema

    William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson. British inventor, filmmaker. W. K-L. Dickson is a key figure in the practical development of cinematography. He was born in France and emigrated to the United States in 1879. Joining Thomas Edison in 1883, he quickly rose to become one of his senior associates.

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