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)
BOBBY JONES SWINGING DRIVER, 1931

Harold Eugene Edgerton

BOBBY JONES SWINGING DRIVER, 1931

Sale Date: October 16, 1992

Auction Closed

STOPPING TIME, 1930–1959

Harold Eugene Edgerton

STOPPING TIME, 1930–1959

Sale Date: October 16, 1992

Auction Closed

SHOOTING THE APPLE & BULLET THROUGH..., 1963–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

SHOOTING THE APPLE & BULLET THROUGH..., 1963–1964

Sale Date: October 16, 1992

Auction Closed

FOOTBALL KICK & BULLET THROUGH PLAYING..., 1938–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

FOOTBALL KICK & BULLET THROUGH PLAYING..., 1938–1964

Sale Date: October 16, 1992

Auction Closed

BULLET CUTTING CARD & PIGEON IN FLIGHT..., 1938–1965

Harold Eugene Edgerton

BULLET CUTTING CARD & PIGEON IN FLIGHT..., 1938–1965

Sale Date: October 16, 1992

Auction Closed

BULLET THROUGH PLAYING CARD & FIGHTING..., 1936–1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

BULLET THROUGH PLAYING CARD & FIGHTING..., 1936–1964

Sale Date: October 16, 1992

Auction Closed

MILK DROP CORONET & DIVER & CRANBERRY..., 1955–1978

Harold Eugene Edgerton

MILK DROP CORONET & DIVER & CRANBERRY..., 1955–1978

Sale Date: October 16, 1992

Auction Closed

SHOOTING THE APPLE, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

SHOOTING THE APPLE, 1964

Sale Date: October 16, 1992

Auction Closed

ACROBATS, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

ACROBATS, 1940

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

Auction Closed

HOME BREW, BOSTON GARDEN, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

HOME BREW, BOSTON GARDEN, 1940

Sale Date: May 13, 1992

Auction Closed

LAMP BULB (1930S), 1932

Harold Eugene Edgerton

LAMP BULB (1930S), 1932

Sale Date: April 15, 1992

Auction Closed

MILK-DROP CORONET; , 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

MILK-DROP CORONET; , 1957

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

STUDY OF A GOLF SWING;

Harold Eugene Edgerton

STUDY OF A GOLF SWING;

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

GROUP OF 28 VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF..., 1930

Harold Eugene Edgerton

GROUP OF 28 VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF..., 1930

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

Auction Closed

GROUP OF 37 VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF..., 1930

Harold Eugene Edgerton

GROUP OF 37 VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF..., 1930

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

Auction Closed

TENNIS FOREHAND, 1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

TENNIS FOREHAND, 1939

Sale Date: December 10, 1991

Auction Closed

WINEGLASS AND WATER, 1940

Harold Eugene Edgerton

WINEGLASS AND WATER, 1940

Sale Date: December 10, 1991

Auction Closed

LE JEU DE CARTES, 1950

Harold Eugene Edgerton

LE JEU DE CARTES, 1950

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

Auction Closed

WATER SPIGOT, 1961

Harold Eugene Edgerton

WATER SPIGOT, 1961

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

Auction Closed

GOLF DRIVE, 120 FLASHES/SECOND, 1952

Harold Eugene Edgerton

GOLF DRIVE, 120 FLASHES/SECOND, 1952

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

GROUP OF 37 VINTAGE PHOTOGRA- PHS OF..., 1930

Harold Eugene Edgerton

GROUP OF 37 VINTAGE PHOTOGRA- PHS OF..., 1930

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

Auction Closed

GROUP OF 17 VINTAGE PHOTOGRA- PHS OF..., 1930

Harold Eugene Edgerton

GROUP OF 17 VINTAGE PHOTOGRA- PHS OF..., 1930

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

Auction Closed

MOSCOW CIRCUS, 1963

Harold Eugene Edgerton

MOSCOW CIRCUS, 1963

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

Auction Closed

MOMENTS OF VISION, The Stroboscopic..., 1979

Harold Eugene Edgerton

MOMENTS OF VISION, The Stroboscopic..., 1979

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

Auction Closed

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