Geek Fact for August 31st

By Judy Novotny / 08/31/2012 / Geek Facts

In 1897 , Thomas Edison received a patent for the Kinetoscope, a device for producing moving pictures.

The kinetoscope could only be viewed by one person at a time. It was soon replaced by screen projectors, which showed the movie to a whole room of people at the same time.

Learn more at http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_kinetscp_1.html.

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

In 1897 , Thomas Edison received a patent for the Kinetoscope, a device for producing moving pictures.

About The Author

Judy Novotny

In 1897 , Thomas Edison received a patent for the Kinetoscope, a device for producing moving pictures.