# Harold Eugene Edgerton

> Harold Eugene Edgerton, also known as Papa Flash, was an American scientist and researcher, a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is largely credited with transforming the stroboscope from an obscure laboratory instrument into a common device. He also was deeply involved with the development of sonar and deep-sea photography, and his equipment was used in collaboration with Jacques Cousteau in searches for shipwrecks and even the Loch Ness Monster.

*American engineer and inventor (1903–1990)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/harold-eugene-edgerton

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1903-04-06
- **Died:** 1990-01-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q475733)

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