The Man Behind Edison's Movies | Law 7

In 1888, Thomas Edison wanted a machine that would do for the eye what his phonograph did for the ear. He gave the job to his assistant, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson. Dickson built the Kinetograph camera and worked out the film, and in 1891 he filmed himself lifting his hat: "Dickson Greeting", one of America's earliest films. The invention carried Edison's name. Dickson died in 1935, almost forgotten.
Law 7 of The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene): get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit. The lesson for builders: put your name on your work, in writing, before you hand it over.

Art: "Dickson Greeting" (1891, Library of Congress), Edison portrait by Abraham Archibald Anderson, photographs of Edison's lab and a Kinetoscope parlor, the Kinetograph camera (Edison National Historic Site) and Edison's patent drawing (National Archives). All public domain.
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