Harold Eugene Edgerton

(American, 1903–1990)

Harold Eugene Edgerton was an American electrical engineer and photographer. His invention of a repeatable electronic flash allowed for the photography of split-second events, such as a bursting balloon or a bullet passing through an apple. “Don’t make me out to be an artist. I am an engineer. I am after the facts, only the facts,” he once said of himself. Born on April 6, 1903 in Fremont, NE, he studied electrical engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and later earned a Doctor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931. While at MIT, Edgerton began experimenting with strobes in an effort to advance their technological utility. Edgerton studied alongside fellow photographer and engineer Gjon Mili, who shared his interest in photography. Technology that Edgerton helped pioneer was used to capture atomic explosions and by the undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau. He retired from his position as professor emeritus in 1968, but continued working in the MIT Stroboscope Light Laboratory and teaching a freshman course in photography. Notably, in 1973, he was awarded the National Medal of Science. Edgerton died on January 4, 1990 in Cambridge, MA. Today, the photographer’s works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.

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Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft, 1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft, 1938

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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Light Bulb, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Light Bulb, 1936

Sale Date: November 29, 2012

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Revolver, 1935

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Revolver, 1935

Sale Date: November 29, 2012

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Untitled (Tennis Player), 1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Untitled (Tennis Player), 1939

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

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Golf Swing for A. G. Splading & Bros, 1938

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Golf Swing for A. G. Splading & Bros, 1938

Sale Date: November 18, 2012

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Golfeur, 1938

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Golfeur, 1938

Sale Date: November 13, 2012

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Seeing the Unseen, 1964

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Seeing the Unseen, 1964

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Bullet through Jack, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through Jack, 1964

Sale Date: November 9, 2012

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Queen Of Hearts Playing Card Hit By A.30..., 1970

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Queen Of Hearts Playing Card Hit By A.30..., 1970

Sale Date: November 9, 2012

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Wes Fesler Kicking a Football, 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wes Fesler Kicking a Football, 1934

Sale Date: November 9, 2012

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Bullet through Bulb, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through Bulb, 1936

Sale Date: November 9, 2012

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Stonehenge at night

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Stonehenge at night

Sale Date: September 30, 2012

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Gussie Moran, Tennis Serve, 1952

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Gussie Moran, Tennis Serve, 1952

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Antique Gun Firing and Bullet Through Jack (2...

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Antique Gun Firing and Bullet Through Jack (2...

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Apple Sauce Maker, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Apple Sauce Maker, 1964

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Atomic Bomb Explosion, 1952

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Atomic Bomb Explosion, 1952

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney at MGM Studios, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney at MGM Studios, 1940

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Wes Fesler Kicking a Football, 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wes Fesler Kicking a Football, 1934

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Fan and Alcohol Lamp-Schlieren/ Flammenstrudel, 1973

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Fan and Alcohol Lamp-Schlieren/ Flammenstrudel, 1973

Sale Date: June 20, 2012

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Tennis Ball Bounce, 1977

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis Ball Bounce, 1977

Sale Date: June 20, 2012

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Golf Swing Multiflash, 1962

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Golf Swing Multiflash, 1962

Sale Date: June 20, 2012

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Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft, 1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft, 1938

Sale Date: June 20, 2012

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Water from a Faucet, 1932

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Water from a Faucet, 1932

Sale Date: June 20, 2012

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Bursting of a soap bubble (2 works), 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bursting of a soap bubble (2 works), 1934

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

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