86
Walter Dinwiddie."85 was probably stationed this building. This was ambitious project make a
series films scientific and technological subjects used schools and in
the home. started work experimenter 1912 and was paid $42 week,
quite lot for Edison’s laboratory.
Greene).
85 James White Alex Werner, June 15, 1900 (in 1900, Motion Pictures, D-00-15). was member the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers and had worked the U.S. Greene. Edison devoting large part the Laboratory the task
of carrying out his ideas the subject teaching motion pictures.88
Dinwiddie must have made good impression Edison for was put charge
of the Educational Film Project 1912.W. The advantage such film subjects was that they could filmed at
West Orange and the laboratory’s own equipment could used them.
87 Dinwiddie material Biographical Collection. Around 1914 was put
in charge duplication disc records. addition general photographic experiments he
also worked the kinetophone--Edison’s attempt talking pictures.Alex Werner. Dinwiddie came West Orange 1911 from the Alvan
Clark Son Corporation. Werner was hired 1900 work color films. worked in
Building from 1910 1914.87 was one new breed laboratory employees West
Orange, formally trained engineer with considerable experience commercial
practice."89
As member the team experimenting duplicating records likely that
Dinwiddie also worked Building from time time.
88 W. Dinwiddie, December 13, 1911, Letterbook 88, (LB088091). (This collection contains biographical material on
individuals associated with Edison; filed alphabetical order. His terms of
employment were ’’devote [his] entire time and attention perfecting process
of manufacturing and reproducing both kinetoscopic and lantern slide pictures in
natural colors. Naval Observatory in
Washington. the pilot plant for that project was
37
. Greene was also photographic expert.
89 Edison Works Monthly, October 1912, 4.C. Employee Records Laboratory Payroll Time Sheets, Box 74.
Dr. This
work was carried out Building the third floor Building and some
filming was evidently done Building employees’ magazine, published in
1912, noted that "Mr.)
88 TAE W. worked
at the Bronx film studio the Edison Manufacturing Company and could have
been employee the Edison Manufacturing Company, Motion Picture
Department who was loaned out the laboratory (see for more Dr. Greene "Pat”, March [1910]
