Harold Edgerton
1903–1990
Introduction
Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton (April 6, 1903 – January 4, 1990), also known as Papa Flash, was an American scientist and researcher, a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is largely credited with transforming the stroboscope from an obscure laboratory instrument into a common device. He also was deeply involved with the development of sonar and deep-sea photography, and his equipment was used in collaboration with Jacques Cousteau in searches for shipwrecks and even the Loch Ness Monster.
Wikidata identifier
Q475733
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Introduction
Edgerton in widely known as the pioneer in stroboscopic photography, the technique of capturing and depicting kinetic energy and timed event in distinct steps. The images were made in a darkened room, using numerous exposures per second, making the fine details of split second motion visible for the first time. His image, "Milk Drop," which shows the crown-like form created by a drop of milk on a plate, is among his most famous.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, electrical engineer, photographer, scientist
ULAN identifier
500014767
Names
Harold Eugene Edgerton, Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton, H. E. Edgerton, Harold E. Edgerton, Harold Edgerton
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122 works
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Untitled (Sequenced drop)
1986 -
Bullet through Candle Flame
1973, printed 1984–90 -
Shock Waves Revealed
1970 -
Untitled (Bullet through helium bubble)
c. 1967 -
Untitled (Owl)
1965 -
Pigeon Released
1965, printed 1984–90 -
Cutting the Card Quickly
1964 -
Cutting the Card Quickly
1964, printed 1987 -
Cutting the Card Quickly (Jack of Hearts)
1964, printed 1976–80 -
.30 Bullet Piercing an Apple
1964, printed 1984–90 -
Cutting the Card Quickly!
1964, printed 1984–90 -
Bullet through Banana
1964, printed 1984–90 -
Untitled (Acrobats - Moscow Circus)
1963 -
Untitled (Acrobats on trapeze)
c. 1963 -
Untitled (Moscow Circus)
1963 -
Untitled (Pole Vaulting)
1963 -
Moscow Circus
1963, printed 1984–1990 -
Untitled (Ball bearing and ruler)
1962 -
Bullet Smashes Plexiglas
1962 -
Untitled (Trampoline)
1960 -
Gus Solomons
1960, printed 1976–1980 -
Cranberry Juice into Milk
1960, printed c. 1984–1990 -
Bullet Through Balloons
1959 -
Milk Drop Coronet
1957, printed 1984–90 -
High-Speed Particles
1956 -
Untitled (Dynamite cap explosion)
1956 -
Untitled (Shock waves from dynamite cap)
c. 1956 -
Diver
1955, printed 1984–90 -
Drum Majorette
1953 -
Untitled (Baton Multiflash)
c. 1953
122 works