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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A soap bubble photographed at the..., 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

A soap bubble photographed at the..., 1934–1934

Sale Date: April 3, 2000

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Golf swing, 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Golf swing, 1938–1938

Sale Date: April 3, 2000

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Eule, 1965–1965

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Eule, 1965–1965

Sale Date: November 26, 1999

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The football kick, 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

The football kick, 1934–1934

Sale Date: October 8, 1999

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Water from a faucet, 1932–1932

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Water from a faucet, 1932–1932

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Tennis ball impact, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis ball impact, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Golf-swing diptych, 1950–1959

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Golf-swing diptych, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Milk drop coronet, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop coronet, 1935–1935

Sale Date: June 9, 1999

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Cutting the card quickly, 1964–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Cutting the card quickly, 1964–1964

Sale Date: June 9, 1999

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Rising dove, 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Rising dove, 1934–1934

Sale Date: June 9, 1999

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Bullet strikes a steel block, 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet strikes a steel block, 1938–1938

Sale Date: June 4, 1999

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Tennis serve (John Bromwich), 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis serve (John Bromwich), 1938–1938

Sale Date: May 19, 1999

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Football kick, 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Football kick, 1934–1934

Sale Date: May 19, 1999

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Swirls and eddies of a tennis stroke, 1939–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Swirls and eddies of a tennis stroke, 1939–1939

Sale Date: May 19, 1999

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Football kick, 1943–1943

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Football kick, 1943–1943

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

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Bullet, gases and microphone, 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet, gases and microphone, 1938–1938

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

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Foil trick, 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Foil trick, 1938–1938

Sale Date: April 24, 1999

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Rodeo (Cecil Henley), 1950–1959

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Rodeo (Cecil Henley), 1950–1959

Sale Date: February 11, 1999

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Lacrosse player, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Lacrosse player, 1935–1935

Sale Date: February 11, 1999

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Mechanical shutter, 1930–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Mechanical shutter, 1930–1939

Sale Date: December 10, 1998

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Joueur de golf , 1938–1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Joueur de golf , 1938–1938

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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Goutte de lait, 1957–1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Goutte de lait, 1957–1957

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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Ohne Titel (Tänzer), 1950–1959

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Ohne Titel (Tänzer), 1950–1959

Sale Date: November 7, 1998

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Fan and smoke, 1934–1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Fan and smoke, 1934–1934

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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