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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Bullet and Apple, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet and Apple, 1964

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Football Placement Kick, 1934

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Football Placement Kick, 1934

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Splash of a Milk Drop, 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Splash of a Milk Drop, 1957

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Milk Drop Coronet, 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk Drop Coronet, 1957

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Drop of milk crown, 1957

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Drop of milk crown, 1957

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Bullet through a wire, 1950–1959

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through a wire, 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Tennis star Gussie Moran makes a perfect serve, 1935

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Tennis star Gussie Moran makes a perfect serve, 1935

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Study of celebrated golfer Bobby Jones..., 1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Study of celebrated golfer Bobby Jones..., 1938

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Golf swing, 1930–1939

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Golf swing, 1930–1939

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Milk Drop Series, 1937

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Milk Drop Series, 1937

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Double Drops, 1955

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Double Drops, 1955

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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

Harold Eugene Edgerton

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

Sale Date: April 11, 2021

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Golf Ball Compression

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Golf Ball Compression

Sale Date: March 10, 2021

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Moving Skip Rope (WITH--Harold Edgerton...., 1952

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Moving Skip Rope (WITH--Harold Edgerton...., 1952

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Death of a lightbulb, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Death of a lightbulb, 1936

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Bullet through Apple, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet through Apple, 1964

Sale Date: January 21, 2021

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Bullet & King of Hearts, 1964

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Bullet & King of Hearts, 1964

Sale Date: January 21, 2021

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Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft, 1938

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft, 1938

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Antique Gun Firing, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Antique Gun Firing, 1936

Sale Date: December 7, 2020

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”Ruby throated Humming Birds, Holderness,..., 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

”Ruby throated Humming Birds, Holderness,..., 1936

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Two stop-action photographs:

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Two stop-action photographs: ".30 Bullet..., 1964

Sale Date: September 15, 2020

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Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, 1985, 1985

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, 1985, 1985

Sale Date: September 4, 2020

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Antique Gun Firing, 1936

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Antique Gun Firing, 1936

Sale Date: July 30, 2020

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Water Falling from Faucet, 1932

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Water Falling from Faucet, 1932

Sale Date: June 4, 2020

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