1. Cinematography — 2023-10-09 23:41:17

   …ously vanished. This meant Le Prince was never able to perform a planned public demonstration in the US. Coincidentally Edison had by now instructed his Scottish engineer, William Kennedy Dickson, to work on new ideas for a cinematographic contra…
   …ly. Le Prince's widow and son, Adolphe, felt aggrieved and wanted Louis recognised as the inventor of cinematography. Edison, once again, used the American courts to establish himself as the sole inventor of cinematography. Adolphe Le Prince s…
   …not allowed to present his father's two cameras as evidence! // Once again the US courts eventually found in favour of Edison. He has since been posthumously rewarded his **rightful **status as the ‘**Father of Cinematography**’. == The Ea…

2. Microphone — 2021-11-07 21:26:04

   …ncy. Hughes decided not to patent his innovation; instead giving it as a gift to the world, a view that was contrary to Edison's. It is worth noting that in the U.S. an idea could be patented and developed later. {{Image url="Microphone-Blue-Pl…

3. Light Bulb — 2021-08-09 21:56:27

   …ply extending Sawyer’s (or Swan’s) work with carbon "burners" or "rods" in an evacuated glass bulb. (...) In fact, Edison and his team did not find a commercially workable filament (bamboo) until more than 6 months after Edison filed the pat…

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