What is Patent Number 12,037?
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All documents and text associated with this activity are printed below, followed by a worksheet for student responses.Introduction
You will see a patent drawing for an invention with its name and its inventor's name hidden.
Quickly scan this document. What do you notice first?
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What is Patent Number 12,037?
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Examine the documents included in this activity and write your response in the space provided.
- Describe the document and the invention it depicts as if you were explaining it to someone who can’t see it.
- Based on what you can see, what do you think is the purpose of this invention? List evidence from the document to explain your opinion.
After you have made a hypothesis, click "View Entire Document" to reveal the invention.
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Drawing for a Kinetographic Camera
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What is Patent Number 12,037?
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- How has this invention been used throughout history since the 1900s? How is it used today?
- What positive effects has this invention had over time?
- What negative effects has this invention had over time?
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Drawing for a Kinetographic Camera
8/31/1897
In 1891, Thomas A. Edison submitted a patent application for a kinetoscope, more commonly referred to today as a motion picture camera. Edison wanted to "do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear." Later, he submitted patent applications, like this one in 1902, improving his original design, in an effort to perfect his invention.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Patent and Trademark Office.
National Archives Identifier: 595495
Full Citation: Drawing for a Kinetographic Camera; 8/31/1897; Patent Number 589,168; Reissue of Patent 589,168; Reissue #12,037 Kinetoscope; Patents Issued to Thomas A. Edison, 1868 - 1911; Records of the Patent and Trademark Office, ; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/kinetographic-camera, April 25, 2024]Drawing for a Kinetographic Camera
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Drawing for a Kinetographic Camera
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