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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Jongleur à la canne: Drum majorette, 1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Jongleur à la canne: Drum majorette, 1935

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

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Marylou jumping rope (15. 179) (+ Marylou..., 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Marylou jumping rope (15. 179) (+ Marylou..., 1940

Sale Date: November 16, 2011

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Wes Fesler kicking a football, 1934

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Wes Fesler kicking a football, 1934

Sale Date: November 19, 2011

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Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft, 1938

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Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft, 1938

Sale Date: November 12, 2011

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Bullet piercing through 3 balloons, 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet piercing through 3 balloons, 1960

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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Eau, 1960

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Eau, 1960

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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Le joueur de golf, 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Le joueur de golf, 1960

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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Baton twirling, 1953

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Baton twirling, 1953

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Harold Edgerton: Ten dye transfer..., 1985

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Harold Edgerton: Ten dye transfer..., 1985

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Leaping skater

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Leaping skater

Sale Date: September 9, 2011

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Swinging the driver

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Swinging the driver

Sale Date: September 9, 2011

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Fencing

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Fencing

Sale Date: September 9, 2011

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Football kick, iron and golf ball (3 works)

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Football kick, iron and golf ball (3 works)

Sale Date: September 9, 2011

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Propeller, 1980

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Propeller, 1980

Sale Date: June 23, 2011

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Skip king/ how many balls?, 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Skip king/ how many balls?, 1960

Sale Date: June 17, 2011

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Tennis impact, 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis impact, 1960

Sale Date: June 13, 2011

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Bullet tumbles through apple, 1970

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet tumbles through apple, 1970

Sale Date: June 10, 2011

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Cranberry into milk, 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Cranberry into milk, 1960

Sale Date: June 10, 2011

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Hummingbirds at feeder, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Hummingbirds at feeder, 1936

Sale Date: June 10, 2011

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Milk drop (4 works), 1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop (4 works), 1935

Sale Date: June 10, 2011

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Jack of Diamonds, 30 Caliber Bullet (from..., 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Jack of Diamonds, 30 Caliber Bullet (from..., 1960

Sale Date: June 1, 2011

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Light Bulb (IV), 30 Caliber Bullet, Exit, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Light Bulb (IV), 30 Caliber Bullet, Exit, 1936

Sale Date: June 1, 2011

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Gus Solomons, dancer, 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Gus Solomons, dancer, 1960

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Fan with smoke, 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Fan with smoke, 1960

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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