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)
Wes Fesler kicking a football, 1943–1943

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wes Fesler kicking a football, 1943–1943

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Antique gun firing, 1936–1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Antique gun firing, 1936–1936

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Baton multi-flash, 1953–1953

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Baton multi-flash, 1953–1953

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Tennis player, 1939–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis player, 1939–1939

Sale Date: June 28, 2001

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Cutting the card quickly, 1964–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Cutting the card quickly, 1964–1964

Sale Date: May 9, 2001

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Acrobat on stilts, 1970–1979

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Acrobat on stilts, 1970–1979

Sale Date: May 9, 2001

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Turmspringer, 1955–1959

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Turmspringer, 1955–1959

Sale Date: May 5, 2001

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Milk drop coronet, 1957–1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop coronet, 1957–1957

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Wes Fesler kicking a football, 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wes Fesler kicking a football, 1934–1934

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Baseball player swinging bat, 1935–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Baseball player swinging bat, 1935–1939

Sale Date: February 20, 2001

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Fan and flame vortices, 1973–1973

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Fan and flame vortices, 1973–1973

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Milk-drop coronet, 1957–1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk-drop coronet, 1957–1957

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Fan and flame vortices, 1973–1973

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Fan and flame vortices, 1973–1973

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Action at the rodeo, 1940–1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Action at the rodeo, 1940–1940

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Bullet and apple, 1964–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet and apple, 1964–1964

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Pole vaulter, David Tork, 1964–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Pole vaulter, David Tork, 1964–1964

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Rodeo, 1940–1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Rodeo, 1940–1949

Sale Date: November 14, 2000

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Rodeo, 1940–1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Rodeo, 1940–1949

Sale Date: November 14, 2000

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Densmore Shute bends the shaft, 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Densmore Shute bends the shaft, 1938–1938

Sale Date: November 9, 2000

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Shooting the apple, 1964–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Shooting the apple, 1964–1964

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Schlag des Golfspielers, 1955–1955

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Schlag des Golfspielers, 1955–1955

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Football kick, 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Football kick, 1934–1934

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Miss Workmann, 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Miss Workmann, 1938–1938

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Milk drop coronet, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop coronet, 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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