William Kennedy Laurie Dickson

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Scottish person engineer inventor pioneer of motion pictures

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a pioneering Scottish inventor and early motion picture engineer who worked with Thomas Edison to develop some of the first practical film cameras and viewing devices.

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instanceOf Scottish person →
engineer →
inventor →
pioneer of motion pictures →
alsoKnownAs W. K. L. Dickson →
birthDate 1860-08-03 →
birthPlace Le Minihic-sur-Rance, France →
burialPlace Hastings Cemetery, East Sussex, England →
citizenship United Kingdom →
contributedTo development of 35 mm film standard →
deathDate 1935-09-28 →
designed Edison Kinetographic camera →
Edison Kinetoscope viewing machine →
employer Edison Laboratory →
Thomas A. Edison, Inc. →
era early 20th century →
late 19th century →
familyName Dickson →
field cinematography →
motion picture technology →
founded American Mutoscope Company →
fullName William Kennedy Laurie Dickson →
genre early silent film →
givenName William →
influenced development of commercial cinema →
knownFor collaboration with Thomas Edison on motion pictures →
developing early motion picture cameras →
developing early motion picture viewing devices →
language English →
nationality Scottish →
notableWork Kinetograph →
Kinetoscope →
occupation inventor →
motion picture engineer →
photographer →
parent Elizabeth Kennedy-Laurie Dickson →
James Waite Dickson →
produced early short motion pictures for the Kinetoscope →
residence London, England →
West Orange, New Jersey, United States →
sexOrGender male →
workedWith Thomas Edison →
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William Kennedy Laurie Dickson ("W. K. L. Dickson") →
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Kinetoscope →
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Kinetograph →
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Edison Manufacturing Company ("W. K. L. Dickson") →
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William Kennedy Laurie Dickson →
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Kinetograph →
inventor
Edison Studios ("William K. L. Dickson") →
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