Thomas Edison becomes intrigued with the notion…

February 1888 CE

Thomas Edison becomes intrigued with the notion of motion pictures after attending a lecture by Eadweard Muybridge in West Orange, New Jersey on February 27.

Edison meets with Muybridge, who proposes a scheme for sound film.

William Kennedy Dickson will direct Edison’s experiments in this field, beginning in 1888 with an attempt to record the photographs on wax cylinders like those used to make phonograph recordings.

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West Orange Essex New Jersey United States View →

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Eadweard Muybridge View → Thomas Edison View → William Kennedy Dickson View →

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New Jersey, State of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View →

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Industrial Revolution, Second View →

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Performing Arts View → Photography View →

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