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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Seeing the unseen, 1934–1973

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Seeing the unseen, 1934–1973

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Golf legend Bobby Jones taking a swing, 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Golf legend Bobby Jones taking a swing, 1938–1938

Sale Date: April 22, 2004

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Child running - Bob Edgerton, 1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Child running - Bob Edgerton, 1939

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Hammer shattering glass, 1933

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Hammer shattering glass, 1933

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Schockwelle eines Geschosses, 1970–1970

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Schockwelle eines Geschosses, 1970–1970

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

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Bogenschütze, 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bogenschütze, 1934–1934

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

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Diver, 1958–1958

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Diver, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 24, 2003

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Death of a light bulb, 1936–1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Death of a light bulb, 1936–1936

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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Eight motion studies, 1934–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Eight motion studies, 1934–1964

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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Hochgeschleuderte Münzen , 1965–1965

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Hochgeschleuderte Münzen , 1965–1965

Sale Date: May 23, 2003

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Atombombenexplosion , 1952–1952

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Atombombenexplosion , 1952–1952

Sale Date: May 23, 2003

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Wes Fesler kicking a football, 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wes Fesler kicking a football, 1934–1934

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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Tennis ball impact, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis ball impact, 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Milk drop coronet, 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop coronet, 1957

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Two fencers, 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Two fencers, 1938–1938

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Cutting the card quickly, 1964–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Cutting the card quickly, 1964–1964

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Splash of a milkdrop

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Splash of a milkdrop

Sale Date: November 11, 2002

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Cutting the playing card quickly, 1964–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Cutting the playing card quickly, 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 11, 2002

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Bullet stopped by one-millionth of..., 1939–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet stopped by one-millionth of..., 1939–1939

Sale Date: October 31, 2002

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Harold Egerton: Ten dye transfer..., 1938–1973

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Harold Egerton: Ten dye transfer..., 1938–1973

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Gussie Moran, 1949–1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Gussie Moran, 1949–1949

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Baton multiflash, 1953–1953

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Baton multiflash, 1953–1953

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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Man hitting a baseball, 1935–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Man hitting a baseball, 1935–1939

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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Diver (Kunstspringer), 1958–1958

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Diver (Kunstspringer), 1958–1958

Sale Date: May 16, 2002

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