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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Card cut by bullet

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Card cut by bullet

Sale Date: January 28, 2010

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Golf ball and iron

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Golf ball and iron

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Gussie Moran serves, 1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Gussie Moran serves, 1939

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Golf balls hit by drivers (pair)

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Golf balls hit by drivers (pair)

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Portrait of Edward Kennedy and Harold Edgerton

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Portrait of Edward Kennedy and Harold Edgerton

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Bullethole, 1963

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullethole, 1963

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Milk drop coronet, 1975

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop coronet, 1975

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Left handed drive

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Left handed drive

Sale Date: January 28, 2010

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Dove in flight

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Dove in flight

Sale Date: January 28, 2010

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Antique gun firing, 1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Antique gun firing, 1935

Sale Date: April 18, 2009

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Bullet entering a banana, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet entering a banana, 1964

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Apple sauce machine, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Apple sauce machine, 1964

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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Gus Solomons, 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Gus Solomons, 1960

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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Splash of a milk drop on a plate, 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Splash of a milk drop on a plate, 1957

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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The turtledove, 1933

Harold Eugene Edgerton

The turtledove, 1933

Sale Date: December 2, 2009

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Untitled - Carnation milk and bullet, 1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Untitled - Carnation milk and bullet, 1960

Sale Date: October 22, 2009

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Motion studies of a milk drop (set of 8), 1930–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Motion studies of a milk drop (set of 8), 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 22, 2009

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Death of a light bulb, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Death of a light bulb, 1936

Sale Date: October 6, 2009

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Antique gun firing, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Antique gun firing, 1936

Sale Date: October 6, 2009

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Tennis images (2 works), 1979

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis images (2 works), 1979

Sale Date: September 11, 2009

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Sprinkler

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Sprinkler

Sale Date: September 11, 2009

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Gussie Moran

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Gussie Moran

Sale Date: September 11, 2009

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Broken glass of milk

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Broken glass of milk

Sale Date: September 11, 2009

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Milk drop (2 works), 1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop (2 works), 1935

Sale Date: June 17, 2009

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