Edward Amet

Edward Amet

Known for

Directing

Life

1860 – 1948 (aged 87)

Born in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Biography

Edward Hill Amet was an American inventor and electrical engineer, best known for his contributions to the early motion picture industry. His magniscope was one of the first devices that projected moving pictures on vertical surfaces. Along with George Kirke Spoor, Amet produced a series of war films.