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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Gussie Moran's Tennis Serve, 1949

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Gussie Moran's Tennis Serve, 1949

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Bullet through Candle Flame, 1973

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Bullet through Candle Flame, 1973

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Shooting the Apple, 1964

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Shooting the Apple, 1964

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Cutting the Card Quickly!, 1964

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Cutting the Card Quickly!, 1964

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Moscow Circus, 1963

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Moscow Circus, 1963

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Cranberry Juice into Milk, 1960

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Cranberry Juice into Milk, 1960

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Diver, 1955

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Diver, 1955

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Bobby Jones, 1938

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Bobby Jones, 1938

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

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Bullet Cutting a Card, 1960

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Bullet Cutting a Card, 1960

Sale Date: April 14, 2022

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Selected Images, 1932–1960

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Selected Images, 1932–1960

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Sports Multiflash Photographs.

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Sports Multiflash Photographs.

Sale Date: November 20, 2021

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Milk Drop Coronet,, 1936

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Milk Drop Coronet,, 1936

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Bullet through Jack of Hearts, 1960, printed , 1960

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Bullet through Jack of Hearts, 1960, printed , 1960

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Coronet, 1935

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Coronet, 1935

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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Cutting the card quickly, 1964

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Cutting the card quickly, 1964

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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Swirls and Eddies, Tennis Stroke, 1939

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Swirls and Eddies, Tennis Stroke, 1939

Sale Date: October 13, 2021

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Gussie Moran's Tennis Serve, 1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Gussie Moran's Tennis Serve, 1949

Sale Date: October 8, 2021

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Selected Motion Studies from

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Selected Motion Studies from "Seeing the..., 1977

Sale Date: August 31, 2021

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Bullet and the King of Hearts, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet and the King of Hearts, 1964

Sale Date: August 31, 2021

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Harold Edgerton Ten Dye Transfer..., 1938–1973

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Harold Edgerton Ten Dye Transfer..., 1938–1973

Sale Date: July 25, 2021

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Vortex at a Fan Blade Tip, 1973

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Vortex at a Fan Blade Tip, 1973

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Gussie Moran Tennis Serve Multiflash, 1949

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Gussie Moran Tennis Serve Multiflash, 1949

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Cutting the Playing Card Quickly, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Cutting the Playing Card Quickly, 1964

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Shockwaves From Impact, 1965

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Shockwaves From Impact, 1965

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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