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Kinetoscope Premiere at Brooklyn Institute

When
May 9, 1893
Where
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Part of
Edison's Kinetoscope first demonstrated publicly at the Brooklyn Institute

The completed Kinetoscope was publicly unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on May 9, 1893, replacing the planned Chicago World's Fair appearance.

Originally scheduled for the Chicago World's Fair, the premiere of the completed Kinetoscope was held at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on May 9, 1893. This event marked the first public display of the finished version of the viewing system, following earlier prototype demonstrations.

Sources

  1. Kinetoscope Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02

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