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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Bobby Jones with a driver, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bobby Jones with a driver, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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'Quicker'n a wink' photograph, 1935–1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

'Quicker'n a wink' photograph, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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Dancer Gus Solomon at the Massachusetts , 1960–1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Dancer Gus Solomon at the Massachusetts , 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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Pipe with soap bubble, 1930–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Pipe with soap bubble, 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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Motion study of a tennis player, 1935–1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Motion study of a tennis player, 1935–1949

Sale Date: June 11, 1998

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Cutting the card quickly, 1964–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Cutting the card quickly, 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 8, 1997

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Milk drop coronet, 1957–1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk drop coronet, 1957–1957

Sale Date: October 7, 1997

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Motion studies, 1935–1955

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Motion studies, 1935–1955

Sale Date: October 7, 1997

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Untitled, 1963

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Untitled, 1963

Sale Date: May 31, 1997

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Wes Fesler kicks the football, 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Wes Fesler kicks the football, 1934

Sale Date: October 2, 1996

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Pete des Jardin, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Pete des Jardin, 1940

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Stick of pentolite detonating (end view), 1951

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Stick of pentolite detonating (end view), 1951

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Seeing the unseen, 1977

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Seeing the unseen, 1977

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Untitled (Motion study of Gussie Moran), 1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Untitled (Motion study of Gussie Moran), 1949

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Bulles de savon, 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bulles de savon, 1934

Sale Date: January 27, 1996

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Rodeo, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Rodeo, 1940

Sale Date: October 7, 1995

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Cutting the card quickly, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Cutting the card quickly, 1964

Sale Date: April 4, 1995

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Alphonse Lopez swinging a bat, 1940–1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Alphonse Lopez swinging a bat, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 4, 1995

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Service de Gussie Moran, 1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Service de Gussie Moran, 1935

Sale Date: December 3, 1994

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ATHLETIC MOTION STUDIES, 1940–1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

ATHLETIC MOTION STUDIES, 1940–1960

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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GUN AND BULLET, 1920–1929

Harold Eugene Edgerton

GUN AND BULLET, 1920–1929

Sale Date: May 12, 1994

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LOUIS-GODOY FIGHT BY JOE COSTA, 1946

Harold Eugene Edgerton

LOUIS-GODOY FIGHT BY JOE COSTA, 1946

Sale Date: May 12, 1994

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RODEO, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

RODEO, 1940

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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DANCER, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

DANCER, 1940

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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