John Alfred Prestwich (1874 – 1952) was an English engineer and inventor. He founded
JA Prestwich Industries
JA Prestwich Industries, was a British engineering equipment manufacturing company named after founder John Alfred Prestwich, which was formed in 1951 by the amalgamation of J.A.Prestwich and Company Limited and Pencils Ltd.
History
John Pres ...
Ltd in 1895 and was a pioneer in the early development of
cinematography
Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography.
Cinematographers use a lens to focu ...
projectors and cameras. The company also manufactured famous JAP motorcycle engines.
He worked with
S.Z. de Ferranti and later cinema pioneer
William Friese-Greene.
He was awarded the
Edward Longstreth Medal by the
Franklin Institute in 1919.
References
External links
* http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/5083801.print/
* http://www.victorian-cinema.net/prestwich.htm
1874 births
1952 deaths
Cinema pioneers
British motorcycle pioneers
English company founders
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