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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Football placement kick (from Seeing the..., 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Football placement kick (from Seeing the..., 1934

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Pole vaulter, David Tork (from Seeing the..., 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Pole vaulter, David Tork (from Seeing the..., 1964

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Splash of a milk drop (from Seeing the unseen), 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Splash of a milk drop (from Seeing the unseen), 1957

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Ballerina, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Ballerina, 1940

Sale Date: September 15, 2006

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Pole vaulter, David Tork, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Pole vaulter, David Tork, 1964

Sale Date: September 8, 2006

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Fencers, 1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Fencers, 1938

Sale Date: June 17, 2006

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Baseball swing, 1930–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Baseball swing, 1930–1939

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Tennis, forehand drive, Jenny Tuckey, 1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis, forehand drive, Jenny Tuckey, 1935

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Milk coronet, 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk coronet, 1957

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Eiskunstläuferin, 1940–1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Eiskunstläuferin, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Pete Desjardin springend, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Pete Desjardin springend, 1940

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Bullet through Plexiglas, 1955

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through Plexiglas, 1955

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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Fanning the cards, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Fanning the cards, 1940

Sale Date: April 8, 2006

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Untitled

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Untitled

Sale Date: April 8, 2006

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Milk drop coronet, 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop coronet, 1957

Sale Date: February 16, 2006

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Cutting the card quickly, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Cutting the card quickly, 1964

Sale Date: December 13, 2005

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Diver, 1930–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Diver, 1930–1939

Sale Date: December 13, 2005

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Fighting finches, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Fighting finches, 1936

Sale Date: December 13, 2005

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Tennis ball impact, 1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis ball impact, 1935

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Goutte de lait, 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Goutte de lait, 1957

Sale Date: November 22, 2005

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Tennisspieler, 1940–1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennisspieler, 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Sprung ins Wasser, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Sprung ins Wasser, 1940

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Bullet through banana

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through banana

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Pole vaulter, David Tork, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Pole vaulter, David Tork, 1964

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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