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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Harold Eugene Edgerton (778 results)
Milchtropfenkrone, 1957–1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milchtropfenkrone, 1957–1957

Sale Date: May 4, 2002

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Wes Fehler kicking a football, 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wes Fehler kicking a football, 1934–1934

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Milk drop splash, 1957–1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop splash, 1957–1957

Sale Date: April 17, 2002

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Sports multiflash photographs, 1938–1954

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Sports multiflash photographs, 1938–1954

Sale Date: April 17, 2002

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Flying bat, 1939–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Flying bat, 1939–1939

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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A girl and her horse, 1941–1941

Harold Eugene Edgerton

A girl and her horse, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Action at the rodeo, 1940–1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Action at the rodeo, 1940–1940

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Untitled (Woman on horse)

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Untitled (Woman on horse)

Sale Date: March 17, 2002

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Hummingbirds at feeder, 1930–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Hummingbirds at feeder, 1930–1939

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Water faucet

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Water faucet

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Eule, 1965–1965

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Eule, 1965–1965

Sale Date: November 29, 2001

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Rückwärtssprung (Der Springer Burt West), 1954–1954

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Rückwärtssprung (Der Springer Burt West), 1954–1954

Sale Date: November 3, 2001

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Schuss durch drei Luftballons, 1960–1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Schuss durch drei Luftballons, 1960–1960

Sale Date: November 3, 2001

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Bullet through Plexiglas, 1962–1962

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through Plexiglas, 1962–1962

Sale Date: November 2, 2001

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Squash stroke, 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Squash stroke, 1938–1938

Sale Date: November 2, 2001

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Drum majorette, 1953–1953

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Drum majorette, 1953–1953

Sale Date: November 2, 2001

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Bullet stopped by 1/1,000,000 second..., 1939–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet stopped by 1/1,000,000 second..., 1939–1939

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

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Moscow circus acrobats, 1963–1963

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Moscow circus acrobats, 1963–1963

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

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Driving the gold ball, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Driving the gold ball, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

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Milk drop coronet, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop coronet, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Sequential images of a gunshot, 1940–1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Sequential images of a gunshot, 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Driving the golf ball, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Driving the golf ball, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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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: October 2, 2001

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Hammer shattering glass, 1933–1933

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Hammer shattering glass, 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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