Jenkins, Charles Francis (1867-1934), contributed to the development of the motion-picture projector. He developed the phantascope between 1891 and 1894. The Franklin Institute, an organization that promotes science education, later recognized this as the first successful projector of life-sized pictures from narrow motion-picture film. The phantascope led to other developments and refinements. Jenkins also worked on mechanical scanning devices for television and on other inventions in the fields of electronics and photography. Jenkins was born on Aug. 22, 1867, near Dayton, Ohio. He died on June 6, 1934.
See also Motion picture (The projector) .
