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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Untitled, green drops, 1982

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Untitled, green drops, 1982

Sale Date: September 24, 2010

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Stone Henge at night

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Stone Henge at night

Sale Date: September 24, 2010

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Untitled, happy terrier

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Untitled, happy terrier

Sale Date: September 24, 2010

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Bobby Jones' golf swing, 1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bobby Jones' golf swing, 1938

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Indian club rhythm, 1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Indian club rhythm, 1939

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Wes Fesler's football kick, 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wes Fesler's football kick, 1934

Sale Date: September 30, 2010

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Baton (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1961

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Baton (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1961

Sale Date: July 21, 2010

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Bullet through a flame, 1987

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through a flame, 1987

Sale Date: July 21, 2010

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Flourescene water drops, 1978

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Flourescene water drops, 1978

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Bullet through Plexiglas, 1963

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through Plexiglas, 1963

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Milk frop dequence (set of 9), 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk frop dequence (set of 9), 1936

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Milk drop coronet, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop coronet, 1936

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Death of a light bulb (series of 4), 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Death of a light bulb (series of 4), 1936

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Tennis player in motion and tennis forehand, , 1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis player in motion and tennis forehand, , 1939

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Grand jeté

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Grand jeté

Sale Date: May 21, 2010

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Basketball player dribbling

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Basketball player dribbling

Sale Date: May 21, 2010

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Basketball player

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Basketball player

Sale Date: May 21, 2010

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Bullet through flame, 1973

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through flame, 1973

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Densmore Shute bends the shaft, 1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Densmore Shute bends the shaft, 1938

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Wes Fesler kicking a football (+ Rodeo; 2..., 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wes Fesler kicking a football (+ Rodeo; 2..., 1934

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Wesely Fesler, einen Football kickend /..., 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wesely Fesler, einen Football kickend /..., 1934

Sale Date: May 29, 2010

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Light bulb exchange, 1961

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Light bulb exchange, 1961

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

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Harold Edgerton: Ten dye-transfer..., 1985

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Harold Edgerton: Ten dye-transfer..., 1985

Sale Date: April 15, 2010

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Golf swing, 1930–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Golf swing, 1930–1939

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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