Griffith
['ɡrifiθ]
Definition
(noun.) United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948).
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Examples
- Then came Julius Griffith, in 1821, of Brompton, who patented a steam carriage which was built by Joseph Bramah, one of the ablest mechanics of his time. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Griffiths and his Master. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In screw propellers, Woodcroft in 1832, and Griffiths at a later period, made valuable improvements. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Siemens and H?pfer of Germany; Prof Sarnstrom and Akerman of Sweden; Turner of Austria; and Holley, Slade, Blair, Jones, Sellers, Clapp, Griffiths and Eames of the United States. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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